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Four-case inro with design of pet dogs and flower arrangement
Japanese
Edo period
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/Technique
Brown lacquer ground with decoration in gold, aokin, silver and red togidashi-e; compartments and risers brown lacquer; shoulders and rims gold fundame
Dimensions
Overall: 7.2 x 6 x 2.4 cm (2 13/16 x 2 3/8 x 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.9944
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsInro
Signed
Moei, with seal Tomi
茂榮 印 富
茂榮 印 富
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.