Tsuba with design of a jar
Nara School
(Japanese)
18th century (?)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; copper sekigane; shakudo plugs; decorative technique: shishiai-bori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.1 x 8.1 x 0.5 cm (3 3/16 x 3 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.11976
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.
Late 18th–early 19th century
Nara School, Tsuneshige Sub-school
Late 18th–early 19th century
Shoami School
Late 17th–early 18th century (?)
