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Sword guard

Nagatsune (Japanese)
Japanese
Late 18th century
Object Place: Ichinomiya school

Dimensions Legacy dimension: D. .073
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.11683
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armorTsuba

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.