Guardless tantô mounting
Masatsune
(Japanese, dates unknown)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueGold, shakudô, suaka, shibuichi, whale bone, and wood
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.11254a
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.
early to mid-19th century
about 1760–1800
about 1781
about 1840–50
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1887)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
18th century
mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)