Uchigatana mounting with a polished black lacquer sheath (tsuka and saya)
Kanô Natsuo
(Japanese, 1828 – 1898)
1870–80
Medium/TechniqueGold, iron, ray skin on tsukamaki (Himantura Sp.).
DimensionsLength (overall): 88.5 cm (34 13/16 in.)
Length (sheath): 67.1 cm (26 7/16 in.)
Length (hilt): 18.9 cm (7 7/16 in.)
Length (sheath): 67.1 cm (26 7/16 in.)
Length (hilt): 18.9 cm (7 7/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.11145.3a-b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
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.
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.
Artist unknown, Japanese
Tanaka Toshiyoshi
mid-19th century
Ikkanshi Tadatsuna
17th–18th century
18th century
Kanô Natsuo
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)