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義経八艘飛び図鐔
Tsuba with design of Yoshitsune's "Leaping of the Eight Ships"
義経八艘飛び図鐔
Japanese
Edo period
19th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold, silver and shakudô; copper sekigane; decorative technique: takabori, zôgan
Dimensions
Overall: 7.6 x 7 x 0.6 cm (3 x 2 3/4 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.12377
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Arikawa Sanemasa
在川真正
在川真正
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.