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Cabinet
Chinese
Qing dynasty
early 18th century
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Carved cinnabar lacquer
Dimensions
H. 59.4 x W. 38.6 x D. 16.6 cm (23 3/8 x 15 3/16 x 6 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.10355a-b
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsFurniture – Case furniture and boxes
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.