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Karako (Chinese Child) Surrounded by Toys, Lying on a Drum, Two Toys Beside Him, a Drumstick, Flute, and Rope
Hikaku (Japanese)
Japanese, Edo
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century
Object Place: Edo, Japan
Medium/Technique
Stained boxwood, ivory, studs of horn, signature on mother-of-pearl
Dimensions
D. .043
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.23217
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Africa and Oceania
ClassificationsNetsuke
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.