Tsuba with design of a figure looking up at the moon from a rustic dwelling
Saito Mototomo
(Japanese)
Mito School
(Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, shakudo and copper; copper sekigane; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 6.6 x 5.9 x 0.4 cm (2 5/8 x 2 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.11878
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.
Saito Saneyoshi
Late 18th–early 19th century
Mito School
mid-19th century
Nara Masanaga
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Hamano Noriyuki II
Late 18th–early 19th century
Seiryuken Katsutoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Hagiya Katsutoshi
mid to late 19th century
Maejima Morikane
mid to late 19th century