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Four-case inro with farmers in a landscape
Koma School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
mid-late 17th century
Medium/Technique
Black lacquer ground densely sprinkled with kinpun; decoration covering almost the entire surface in gold and silver hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with gold kirikane, worn through in places revealing red underpainting; compartments and risers gold nashiji; shoulders and rims gold fundame
Dimensions
Overall: 6.2 x 5 x 5 cm (2 7/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.9882
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsInro
Signed
Unsigned
無銘
無銘
InscriptionsSeishin-en
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.