Tsuba in the form of an okame and an oni mask
Kitagawa Motoyoshi
(Japanese, 1846–1922)
Mito School
(Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
Late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: sentoku; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo and copper; copper false sekigane; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.2 x 9.4 x 2.1 cm (3 1/4 x 3 11/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.11951
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.
Tanaka Takayuki
Early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
Hôkoku
Late 19th century (before 1890)
Nara School, Tsuneshige Sub-school
Late 18th–early 19th century