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Two-case inro with pine-tree design and roundel depicting Jurojin
Ishii Gyokkei (Japanese, born in 1835)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century
Medium/Technique
Gold lacquer ground; decoration in gold takamaki-e with coarse hirame and shell; metal roundel in shibuichi with gold, shakudo and copper; interior gold fundame
Dimensions
Overall: 5.7 x 4.6 x 2.1 cm (2 1/4 x 1 13/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.10053
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsInro
Signed
Yutokusai Gyokkei, with kao
有得齋玉溪（花押）
有得齋玉溪（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.