Mounting for a sword of the tantô type with decoration of autumn grasses
Tanaka Toshiyoshi
(Japanese, dates unknown)
mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueHilt: white string ray skin (Himantura Sp); Scabbard: lacquered hō wood (Magnolia obovata) ; Fittings: gold, silver, shakudô, and suaka; Tsunagi (wooden blade): hō wood (Magnolia obovata)
DimensionsOverall: 44.1 cm (17 3/8 in.)
Other (curvature): 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
Other (curvature): 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.11252.3
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.
Artist unknown, Japanese
17th century
Ikkanshi Tadatsuna
17th–18th century
