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Box and cover with design of an oni recoiling in fright before a rakan who opens his breast to reveal an image of Amida; the sides with egrets and lotuses

Ozawa Shuraku (Japanese, 1830–1894)
Kagawa Katsuhiro (Japanese, 1853–1917)
Japanese
Meiji era
late 19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: brass; silver lining; other metals: gold, silver, copper and shibuichi; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
Dimensions Overall: 5.9 x 12.1 x 9.1 cm (2 5/16 x 4 3/4 x 3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession NumberRES.11.5626
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsMetalwork

Signed Dainhon Toto no ju Baido Shuraku, with a seal
Katsuhiro, with a seal
大日本東都住楳堂秀楽 印 勝廣 印
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.