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Netsuke in the form of a huge oni seizing a small figure
Nansen (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
mid-19th century
Medium/Technique
Carved and stained boxwood
Dimensions
Overall: 5.3 x 2 cm (2 1/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.10006b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsInro
Signed
Rokujunanasai, with seal Nansen. Signature translation: Nansen, aged sixty-seven
六十七歳 印 南仙
六十七歳 印 南仙
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.