Tsuba with abstract piercing and engraving
Saotome School
(Japanese)
mid-late 17th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; surface treatment: tsuchime-ji; other metals: shakudo plug; copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori
DimensionsOverall: 7.8 x 7.7 x 0.4 cm (3 1/16 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.12182
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.
Late 17th–18th century (?)
Kaneie School
Late 18th–early 19th century
Kamakura School
Late 16th–early 17th century
