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Four-case inro with design of sailing boats and salt kilns (Suma)
Kajikawa School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/Technique
Black lacquer ground variously covered with a combination of kirikane and kinpun, kinpun alone and kinpun mixed with hirame; decoration in gold, aokin and silver hiramaki-e and takamaki-e; compartments and risers gold nashiji; shoulders and rims gold fundame
Dimensions
Overall: 9.2 x 6 x 2.1 cm (3 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.9908a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsInro
Signed
Kanko Kajikawa Bunryusai, with kao. Signature translation: Kajikawa Bunryusai, official artist
官工梶川文龍斎（花押）
官工梶川文龍斎（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.