Tsuba with design of a dragon
Japanese
Edo period
mid-19th century
School Mito School (Japanese, 18th through 20th century)
Dimensions
Overall: 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.7 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 1/4 in.)
Accession Number
11.11909
Medium or Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold; copper sekigane; silvered plug; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Signed
Unsigned
無銘
Provenance
By 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.
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection