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Kagami netsuke with design of chrysanthemums
Harusada (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1840
Medium/Technique
Main material: shakudo; surface treatment: ishime-ji; other metals: gold, silver and copper; lacquer bowl; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
Dimensions
Overall: 3.3 x 1.3 cm (1 5/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.24045a-b
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Tenpo juichi kanoe-ne shoshu Harusada, with a kao [Harusada, early autumn of the eleventh, kanoe-ne, year of Tenpo (=1840).]
天保十一庚子初秋春貞（花押）
天保十一庚子初秋春貞（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.