Tsuba with design of insects
Hirata Narisuke
(Japanese,
died in 1816)
died in 1816)
Hirata School
(Japanese)
late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shakudô; surface treatment: ishime-ji; other metals: enamels and gold; decorative technique: shippô
DimensionsOverall: 7.1 x 6.3 x 0.4 cm (2 13/16 x 2 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.11677
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.
mid-19th century