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Four-case inro with maple-leaf design and characters
Tsuishu Yosei School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
mid-late 18th century
Medium/Technique
Brown-red lacquer ground possibly made up of different colors of ground dried lacquer, with keyfret design in a darker color, probably togidashi-e; applied with pre-formed carved red lacquer leaves; compartments and risers gold nashiji; shoulders and rims gold fundame
Dimensions
Overall: 7.9 x 5.7 x 1.9 cm (3 1/8 x 2 1/4 x 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.9899
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsInro
Signed
Yosei zo. Signature translation: Made by Yosei
楊成造
楊成造
InscriptionsOgurayama; Tsuten
通天 小倉山
通天 小倉山
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.