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Monkey eating persimmon
Ikkan (Japanese, early 19th century)
Japanese
Edo period
early 19th century
Medium/Technique
Wood; stained boxwood, eyes inlaid in horn
Dimensions
3.25 x 2.75 x 3.0 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.23254
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsNetsuke
Signed
Ikkan
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.