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Kozuka with design of dried squid
Japanese
Edo period
Early 19th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: shakudo; surface treatment: ishime-ji; other metals: gold, copper and shibuichi; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
Dimensions
Overall: 9.7 x 1.4 x 0.3 cm (3 13/16 x 9/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.23795
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Catalogue Raisonné
116
Signed
Yoshu Mitsuoki chosen, with seal Mitsuoki [Carved by Mitsuoki of Yamashiro Province]
雍州光興彫鐫 印 光興
雍州光興彫鐫 印 光興
InscriptionsChinese couplet: Only when I respond to my true inner self do I have the skill to capture the subtlest detail with a stroke of my hammer
応心将得手 眇在一鎚中
応心将得手 眇在一鎚中
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.