Kozuka with design of dragonfly landing on a stem of bamboo
Wada Isshin
(Japanese, 1814–1882)
Ichijô School
(Japanese)
mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 9.7 x 1.4 x 0.4 cm (3 13/16 x 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.23791
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.
Hamano Shôzui
mid to late 19th century
late 18th–early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
Koizumi Katsuchika
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)