Tsuba with design of dragons and pearls
Umetada Narimasa
(Japanese)
Umetada School
(Japanese)
mid-late 18th century (?)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; silver-inlaid signature plaques; shakudo plugs with gilt rims; copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, maru-bori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.8 x 7.2 x 0.5 cm (3 1/16 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.12356
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.
Kudo Nobutoshi
mid to late 19th century
Umetada Chikashige
early to mid-18th century
