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胴卵、煙管筒、鏡根付、緒締 鏡根付銘:みつよし
Doran, kiseru-zutsu, kagami netsuke, and ojime; the kanamono with design of Goshisho (Wuzixu) holding a bronze vessel above his head and writing with the other hand
胴卵、煙管筒、鏡根付、緒締 鏡根付銘:みつよし
Japanese
Edo period
late 19th century
Medium/Technique
Leather, gold, silver and copper
Dimensions
Doran: W 6in. (15.2cm); Netsuke: D 2 5/8in. (6.6cm)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.24762a-d
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Catalogue Raisonné
Earle, Netsuke (MFA, 2001), #4
Signed
Signed: Mitsuyoshi
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.