Signed
Keio gan kinoto-ushi . . . Toyushi Kazuaki, with a kao 慶應元乙丑。。 東遊子一明（花押）
Provenance
By 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.
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Japanese, Edo period, 1865
- Katsura Kazuaki, Japanese
- School Dewa School, Shonai Sub-school, Japanese
Dimensions
Overall: 7.3 x 6.3 x 0.5 cm (2 7/8 x 2 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Accession Number
11.12086
Medium or Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold, silver and shakudo; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori, sue-mon