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蛸と猿
Octopus and Monkey
蛸と猿
Tanaka Minkô (Japanese, 1735–1816)
Japanese
Edo period
late 18th century
Object Place: Tsu, Japan
Dimensions
5 x 2.4 x 2.7 cm (1 15/16 x 15/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.23397
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsNetsuke
Catalogue Raisonné
Earle, Netsuke (MFA, 2001), #197
Signed
Minko with a Kao
銘:岷江 （花押）
銘:岷江 （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.