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Three Small Boys At Play
Komin (Japanese, about 1845–1875)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
3.5 x 3.7 cm (1 3/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.23308
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsNetsuke
Signed
Komin, with kakihan
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.