Fuchi-kashira with designs of a temple servant of the Todaiji Temple, and part of the Nandaimon Gate
Yoshitada
(Japanese)
mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shakudo; surface treatment: nanako-ji; other metals: gold, silver, shibuichi and copper; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 3.4 x 1.6 x 0.8 cm (1 5/16 x 5/8 x 5/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.23966a
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms 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.
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.
Fuchi-kashira with designs of a temple servant of the Todaiji Temple, and part of the Nandaimon Gate
Yoshitada
mid-19th century
Nakayama Yoshitada
early to mid-19th century
Nakayama Yoshitada
early to mid-19th century
Shigenori
mid-late 18th century
Shoroken Hirotsugu
mid-19th century
