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文覚上人荒行図鐔
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Tsuba with design of Mongaku shônin under a waterfall
文覚上人荒行図鐔
Japanese
Edo period
mid-19th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori, zôgan
Dimensions
Overall: 6.9 x 6.3 x 0.7 cm (2 11/16 x 2 1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.11917
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Chikuzanken Motosada, with a kaô
筑山軒元貞（花押）
筑山軒元貞（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.