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Tsuba in the form of a peony blossom
Tsuba in the form of a peony blossom

Tsuba in the form of a peony blossom

Fujiwara Yoshikatsu (Japanese, born in 1754)
Tetsugendo School (Japanese)
1816
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: copper sekigane; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 6.3 x 6.1 x 0.5 cm (2 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.12312
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
InscriptionsThis was first made after a painting by Hogen Doshun of Edo but later altered according to the wishes of another clientProvenanceBy 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.