Tsuba with design of Kaisei, god of literature, and an ancient plum tree
Iwamoto Kanri
(Japanese, died in 1
died in 1815)
died in 1815)
Iwamoto School
(Japanese)
Early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; silver sekigane; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 9 x 8.6 x 0.8 cm (3 9/16 x 3 3/8 x 5/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.11795
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
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.
Kikuzawa Teruchika
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Nara School
early to mid-18th century
