Tsuba with design of fan-shapes and plaques after designs by other artists
Kanô Natsuo
(Japanese, 1828 – 1898)
Myochin Muneharu
(Japanese)
Natsuo School
(Japanese)
1858
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other materials: gold, silver, shakudo, shibuichi and copper; decorative technique: iroe takazogan and sukashi-bori
DimensionsOverall: 7.4 x 6.5 x 0.4 cm (2 15/16 x 2 7/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.12171
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.
Toyokawa Mitsunaga II
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
