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Tsuba with design of Buddha, Laozi and Confucius with a jar of sake

School: Nara School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
mid-late 18th century

Medium/Technique Main material: copper; surface treatment: tsuchime-ji; other metals: gold, silver and shibuichi; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
Dimensions Overall: 6.6 x 5.9 x 0.6 cm (2 5/8 x 2 5/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.12006
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Unsigned
無銘
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.