Tsuba with design of cherry-blossom, stylised snowflakes and crescent moon
Izumi Hidetoshi
(Japanese, mid-19th century)
Tanaka School
(Japanese)
mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; copper and gilt sekigane; decorative technique: usuniku-bori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 6.9 x 6.5 x 0.4 cm (2 11/16 x 2 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.12340
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.
Izumi Hidetoshi
mid-19th century
Sunagawa Masatatsu
early to mid-19th century
