Tsuba with design of eagle and pine tree
Tsuchiya Takechika
(Japanese, 1827–1887)
1865
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and shibuichi; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori, sue-mon
DimensionsOverall: 6 x 4.7 x 0.6 cm (2 3/8 x 1 7/8 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.12158
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 19th century
Tsuchiya Yasuchika
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
early to mid-19th century
