Tsuba with design of children's lion dance and plum blossom
Honjô Yoshitane
(Japanese)
Tsuneyuki
(Japanese)
Early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shakudo; surface treatment: ishime-ji; other metals: gold, silver, copper and brass; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.1 x 7.5 x 0.3 cm (3 3/16 x 2 15/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.12047
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.
early to mid-19th century
Hamano Hiroyuki
late 18th–early 19th century
Issando Joi
early to mid-19th century
Issando Joi
early to mid-19th century
Isshosai Hideaki
mid to late 19th century