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Netsuke of Shôki and Demon
Sômin (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: approximately 2 in.
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.23556
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsNetsuke
Signed
Sômin
宗民
宗民
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.