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Kozuka with design of pigeons
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Kozuka with design of pigeons

Kanô Natsuo (Japanese, 1828 – 1898)
1870
Medium/TechniqueMain material: gold and shibuichi; surface treatment: migaki-ji; decorative technique: katakiri-bori and hirazogan
DimensionsKozuka: 9.7 x 1.4 cm (3 3/4 x 9/16 in.)
Kogai: 19.3 x 1.2 cm
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.23813.1-2
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
InscriptionsReigi ni oite hitotsu ni sureba sunawaachi futatsu o eru [if you treat two parties with equal courtesy you will receive benefits from them both] 一之於礼義即兩得之矣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.