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Kozuka with design of temple bell and Benkei doll
Japanese
Edo period
1864
Medium/Technique
Main material: shibuichi; surface treatment: ishime-ji; other metals: iron, gold, silver and shakudo; decorative technique: takazogan and iroe hirazogan
Dimensions
Overall: 9.8 x 1.5 x 0.4 cm (3 7/8 x 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.23860a
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Seisen Takamitsu
Ton
静仙貴光
Ton
静仙貴光
InscriptionsKinoe Bunkyu gannen shogatsu hi Ton; On a day in the first month of the first year of Bunkyu, kinoe (=1864)
甲文久元年正月日 東雲
甲文久元年正月日 東雲
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.