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Blade with design of stylized birds
Blade with design of stylized birds

Blade with design of stylized birds

Gotô Ichijo (Japanese, 1791–1876)
Gotô School (Japanese)
mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shakudo; surface treatment: slight nekogaki; other metals: gold, copper and shibuichi; decorative technique: iroe hirazogan
DimensionsOverall: 9.7 x 1.4 x 0.4 cm (3 13/16 x 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.23771b
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
InscriptionsPoem: Iku tabi ka / someshi shigure no / momiji kana; In the autumn wood / the color of the maples / deepens with each rain 幾たびか染し時雨のももちかな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.
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