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Netsuke in the form of a broken inkstick
Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century
Medium/Technique
Brown-black lacquer ground with decoration in takamaki-e of the same color
Dimensions
Overall: 3.6 x 2.6 x 1.3 cm (1 7/16 x 1 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.10063b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsInro
Signed
Zeshin, Myokiin shoden shukuzu. Signature translation: Reduced-size painting preserved in the Myokiin
是真 妙喜院所傳縮圖
是真 妙喜院所傳縮圖
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.