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Man (Dandy) Lying on Stomach, Head Leaning on Right Hand, Holding large Pipe of Twisted Design, A Blind Man Climbing Over Him

Mochizuki Gyokusen Shigeteru (Japanese, 1794–1852)
Japanese
Meiji era
mid to late 19th century
Object Place: Tokyo, Japan

Medium/Technique Ivory
Dimensions L. .041
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.23190
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsNetsuke

Signed Gyokusen
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.