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Tsuba with design of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove
School: Sôten School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
18th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: shakudo; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, silver and copper; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, takabori, iroe
Dimensions
Overall: 7.6 x 6.9 x 0.6 cm (3 x 2 11/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.12258
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Goshu Hikone no ju Masashige saku [Made by Masashige of Hikone in Omi Province]
江州彦根住政重作
江州彦根住政重作
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.