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Kozuka with design of sake-kettle and drunken courtier
Japanese
Edo period
mid-19th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: shibuichi and shakudo; surface treatment: ishime-ji; other metals: gold and copper; decorative technique: iroe hirazogan and shishiai-bori
Dimensions
Overall: 9.8 x 1.5 x 0.6 cm (3 7/8 x 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.23835
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Catalogue Raisonné
105
Signed
Masatsune, with a kao
Ichijuken Teruaki
政常（花押） 一寿軒英明
Ichijuken Teruaki
政常（花押） 一寿軒英明
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.