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Kozuka with design of stag and bamboo staff
Japanese
Edo period
1841
Medium/Technique
Main material: shakudo; surface treatment: nanako-ji; other metals: gold, copper and shibuichi; decorative technique: iroe takazogan and hirazogan
Dimensions
Overall: 9.7 x 1.4 x 0.4 cm (3 13/16 x 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.23758
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Catalogue Raisonné
107
Signed
Tenpo kanoto-ushi fuyu ni itaru Shunmei Hogen, with a kao [Shunmei Hogen, at the winter solstice of the kanoto-ushi year of Tenpo [=1841]]
天保辛丑冬至春明法眼（花押） 一ふしに千代をこめなる杖なればつくともつきじ君がよはいは
天保辛丑冬至春明法眼（花押） 一ふしに千代をこめなる杖なればつくともつきじ君がよはいは
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.