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Tsuba with design of grapes
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid-19th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
Dimensions
Overall: 8.6 x 8.1 cm (3 3/8 x 3 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.12220
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Mimasaka Tsuruyama-jo no konjin ni oite kore o tsukuru Nakagawa Itteki, with a kao
美作鶴山城於坤壬作之 中川一的（花押）
美作鶴山城於坤壬作之 中川一的（花押）
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.