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Tsuba with design of Kanzan and Jittoku
Tsuba with design of Kanzan and Jittoku

Tsuba with design of Kanzan and Jittoku

Late 18th–19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: shakudo and copper; gilt plugs; decorative technique: usunikubori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 6.9 x 6.5 x 0.5 cm (2 11/16 x 2 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.12392
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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