Tsuba with design of samurai combat
Kitagawa Sôten
(Japanese)
Sôten School
(Japanese)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shakudo; other metals: glold, silver, shakudo, shibuichi and copper; gilt plugs (one partly missing; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, marubori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8 x 7.4 x 0.8 cm (3 1/8 x 2 15/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.12477
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.
Kitagawa Sôten
mid-19th century
Sôten School
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Sôten School
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Sôten School
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Kitagawa Sôten
Late 18th–early 19th century
Sôten School
early to mid-19th century
