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Kozuka with design of the Tenmanbashi bridge
Kozuka with design of the Tenmanbashi bridge

Kozuka with design of the Tenmanbashi bridge

Ikeda Takatoshi (Japanese)
Ôtsuki School (Japanese)
mid to late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gilt; decorative technique: katakiri-bori
DimensionsOverall: 9.8 x 1.5 x 0.4 cm (3 7/8 x 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.23833
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
InscriptionsNaniwa Tenmanbashi no kei; View of the Tenmanbashi bridge in Osaka 難波天満橋景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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