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蛤の中の草紙洗小町
Clam-shell with the Vindication of Ono No Komachi
蛤の中の草紙洗小町
Shûôsai Hidemasa (Japanese, early 19th century)
Japanese
Edo period
early 19th century
Object Place: Osaka, Japan
Medium/Technique
Stained ivory
Dimensions
3.1 x 4.4 x 3 cm (1 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.23212
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsNetsuke
Catalogue Raisonné
Earle, Netsuke (MFA, 2001), #146
Signed
Shûôsai Hidemasa, with a kao
秀翁斎秀正 （花押）
秀翁斎秀正 （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.