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Tsuba with design of kimono on kimono stand
Tsuba with design of kimono on kimono stand

Tsuba with design of kimono on kimono stand

Umetada Shigeyoshi (Japanese, about 1700)
Umetada School (Japanese)
early to mid-18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, sue-mon
DimensionsOverall: 7 x 6.6 x 0.4 cm (2 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.12355
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArms 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.
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