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Kozuka with design of deer and moon
Japanese
Edo period
About 1850
Medium/Technique
Main material: shakudô; surface treatment: nanako-ji; other metals: gold and silver; decorative technique: iroe takazôgan
Dimensions
Overall: 9.7 x 1.5 x 0.5 cm (3 13/16 x 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.23814
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Catalogue Raisonné
134
Signed
Heian Natsuo, with a kao
平安夏雄（花押）
平安夏雄（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.