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Tsuba with design of cockerel and painting
Japanese
Edo period
1816
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo and copper; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
Dimensions
Overall: 7.4 x 7.1 x 0.4 cm (2 15/16 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.11871
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Gyonen nanajurokusai Sekijoken, with a seal Motozane
Omote zogan Oyama Motoyasu, with a kao
行年七十六才赤城軒 印 元孚 表象嵌 泰山元易（花押）
Omote zogan Oyama Motoyasu, with a kao
行年七十六才赤城軒 印 元孚 表象嵌 泰山元易（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.