Guardless tanto mouting (aikuchi type)
Osafune Kiyomitsu
(Japanese, dates unknown)
1568
Medium/TechniqueBlack lacquer with cherry blossoms in makie, shibuichi
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.11289
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.
late 17th century
Kajikawa School
mid-18th century
18th century
mid-19th century
mid-19th century