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Four-case inro with horse design
Yamamoto Seisho (Japanese, 1846–1878)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century
Medium/Technique
Black lacquer ground; decoration in gold hiramaki-e and kinpun on black takamaki-e with encrustation of shell, silver and tortoiseshell; compartments and risers gold nashiji; shoulders and rims gold fundame
Dimensions
Overall: 7.7 x 5.6 x 2.2 cm (3 1/16 x 2 3/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.10054
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsInro
Signed
Sukenobu, with kao; Seisho, with kao
典信（花押） 正章作（花押）
典信（花押） 正章作（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.