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Tsuba with design of many horses
Japanese
Edo Period
mid-19th century (?)
Medium/Technique
Main material: shibuichi; surface treatment: nanako-ji; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo and copper; decorative technique: sue-mon
Dimensions
Overall: 8.3 x 7.8 x 0.9 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.12137
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Bunka roku mi aki Otsuki Mitsuoki, with a kao [Otsuki Mitsuoki, autumn of the sixth, snake, year of Bunka (=1809)]
文化六巳秋大月光興（花押）
文化六巳秋大月光興（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.