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나전국당초문경함, 螺鈿菊唐草文經函
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Sutra box
나전국당초문경함, 螺鈿菊唐草文經函
Korean
Goryeo dynasty
13th century
Object Place: Korea
Medium/Technique
Lacquered wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl
Dimensions
L. 25.8 cm (10 3/16 in.), w. 47.2 cm (18 9/16 in.), h. 24.8 cm (9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.10556
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsLacquer works
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA Highlights: Arts of Korea (2012), pp. 64-5
Inscriptionsbo (treasure) ha (below)
보하寶下
보하寶下
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.