Tsuba with design of an elephant bearing a flaming jewel on its back
Tsuchiya Yasuchika
(Japanese, 1670–1744)
Nara School
(Japanese)
mid-late 18th century (?)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori, nunome-zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.5 x 7.7 x 0.4 cm (3 3/8 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.11980
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.
Tsuchiya Yasuchika
early to mid-19th century (?)
Tsuchiya Yasuchika
Late 18th century (?)
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
