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Sword guard (tsuba)
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Inscribed by: Takeshiba Toshiteru (Japanese, active Edo period)
Japanese
late Edo period
mid-19th century
Medium/Technique
Copper-gold alloy (shakudô) with autumn grasses and insects in high relief and iroe, finished with nanako
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.11292h
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor – Swords
Signed
Takeshiba Toshiteru (with stamp of character for flower - kaô)
竹芝寿輝 (花押）
竹芝寿輝 (花押）
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.