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Kagami netsuke with design of man kneeling before an approaching figure
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Medium/Technique
Main material: shibuichi; other metals: gold, silver and shakudo; ivory cup (cracked); decorative technique: iroe takazogan, katakiri-bori
Dimensions
Overall: 4.5 x 1.4 cm (1 3/4 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.24056
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Tenmin-o, with a kao
Minjo
天民翁（花押） 民乗（花押）
Minjo
天民翁（花押） 民乗（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.