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Tsuba with design of Raijin raising a storm
Japanese
Meiji era
Late 19th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: copper; other metals: gold; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.12536
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Kaei gannen Yoshinori tsukuru [Made by Yoshinori in the first year of Kaei (=1848)]
嘉永元年義則造
嘉永元年義則造
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.