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Four-case inro with design of an egret and a fisherman setting a net
Style of: Iizuka School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/Technique
Black lacquer ground with sparse gold hirame; decoration in gold and aokin togidashi-e and gold and silver hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with applied pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 8.3 x 5.7 x 1.8 cm (3 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.9913
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsInro
Signed
Kanshosai Toyo, with kao
觀松斎桃葉（花押）
觀松斎桃葉（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.