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Four-case inro with begonia and grass design
Style of: Iizuka School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
Early 19th century
Medium/Technique
Black lacquer ground; obscured with fine aokin and gold kinpun, with areas of hirame bordering on nashiji; decoration in gold, aokin, silver and red hiramaki-e and low takamaki-e with gold foil and encrustation of shell
Dimensions
Overall: 8.4 x 6.5 x 1.6 cm (3 5/16 x 2 9/16 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.10051
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsInro
Signed
Kanshosai, with kao
觀松斎（花押）
觀松斎（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.