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Tsuba with design of ancient plum branch

Tomita Masayoshi (Japanese, mid-19th century)
School: Inaba School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
early to mid-19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: gold; gilt plug; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori, zogan
Dimensions Overall: 7.2 x 6.8 x 0.4 cm (2 13/16 x 2 11/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.11776
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Banryukutsu Masayoshi
蟠龍窟正義
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.