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新田義貞の晒し首
The Severed Head of Nitta No Yoshisada
新田義貞の晒し首
Ôe Shunzô (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
late 19th century
Medium/Technique
Stained boxwood with red pigment
Dimensions
3.9 x 2.9 x 4.2 cm (1 9/16 x 1 1/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.23547
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsNetsuke
Catalogue Raisonné
Earle, Netsuke (MFA, 2001), #150
Signed
Ôe Shunzô
大江春造
大江春造
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.