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Four-case inrô with sealife design
Japanese
Edo period
early 19th century
Medium/Technique
Black lacquer ground; decoration in gold and aokin hiramaki-e and takamaki-e, with encrustation of gold, silver, shibuichi, shell, crystal, horn, green stone; compartments and risers gold nashiji, shoulders and rims gold fundame
Dimensions
Overall: 9.7 x 5.1 x 2.9 cm (3 13/16 x 2 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.9980
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsInro
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA Highlights: Arts of Japan (2008), p. 181
Signed
Kansai; Souichi (Munekazu)
寛哉 宗一
寛哉 宗一
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.