Advanced Search 
Tobacco-pouch; kagami netsuke; kanamono; inner plate with minogame, sake cup and distant palaces; leather pipe-case
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: embossed and painted leather; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo, shibuichi, copper and ivory; decorative technique: takabori, uchidashi
Dimensions
Overall: 11.5 x 9 x 4 cm (4 1/2 x 3 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.24754a-d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
The pouchstrap signed Shuraku, with a kao
The kanamono signed Minkoku, with a kao; the inner plate signed Koku
秀楽（花押） 民國（花押） 國
The kanamono signed Minkoku, with a kao; the inner plate signed Koku
秀楽（花押） 民國（花押） 國
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.