Tsuba with design of crouching oni
Morikawa Masakage
(Japanese)
Tanaka School
(Japanese)
mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; surface treatment: tsuchime-ji; other metals: gold and shakudo; copper and gilt sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, kebori, nunome-zogan
DimensionsOverall: 6.7 x 6.4 x 0.3 cm (2 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 1/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.12319
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 17th–18th century (?)
Kaneie School
Late 18th–early 19th century
Kamakura School
Late 16th–early 17th century
