Tsuba with design of the race across the Uji River
Hagiya Katsuhira
(Japanese, 1804 – 1886)
Mito School
(Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; other metals: gold, silver, shakudô and copper; copper sekigane; decorative technique: iroe takazôgan
DimensionsOverall: 8.4 x 7.1 x 0.6 cm (3 5/16 x 2 13/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.11912
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.
Hagiya Katsutoshi
mid to late 19th century
Shigenori
mid-late 18th century
Ishiguro Masatsune
Late 18th–early 19th century