Sword cover (katana bukuro)
18th or 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk; voided velvet, cut pile, with satin-weave ground
DimensionsHeight x width: 42 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (107.3 x 11.5 cm)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.24148
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
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.
19th century
about 1900
17th or 18th century
17th or 18th century
17th or 18th century
17th or 18th century
second half of 19th century
1800–50
second quarter of 19th century
second quarter of 19th century
second half of 19th century
second half of 19th century