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Four-case inro with chrysanthemum design
Gogetsu (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
early to mid-19th century
Medium/Technique
Black lacquer ground almost entirely covered by gold Gyobu nashiji; decoration in gold low takamaki-e with kirikane; compartments and risers gold nashiji; shoulders and rims gold fundame
Dimensions
Overall: 8.2 x 5.2 x 1.8 cm (3 1/4 x 2 1/16 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.10010
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsInro
Signed
Tôto Gogetsu saku. Signature translation: Made by Gogetsu of the Eastern Capital (=Edo)
東都吾月作
東都吾月作
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.