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Seven Puppies Climbing over One Another

Hidechika II (Japanese)
Japanese, Edo
Meiji era
late 19th century
Object Place: Edo, Japan

Medium/Technique Stained ivory
Dimensions L. .045
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.23205
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNetsuke

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.