Tsuba with design of cherry blossom, Chinese bellflower and maple leaves
Takeyama Sanehiko
(Japanese, 1842–1902)
Tanaka School
(Japanese)
mid to late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold, silver and copper; copper sekigane; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 8 x 7.3 x 0.5 cm (3 1/8 x 2 7/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.12350
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.
Takeyama Sanehiko
mid-19th century
Takeyama Sanehiko
mid-19th century
Ishiguro Masatsune
Late 18th–early 19th century
Kudo Nobutoshi
mid to late 19th century
Naomasa
early to mid-19th century
