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Foliate square dish with auspicious motifs
Chinese
Ming dynasty, Jiajing period
1522–66
Medium/Technique
Carved red lacquer on wood core
Dimensions
3.6 x 17.7 x 17.7 cm (1 7/16 x 6 15/16 x 6 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.10353
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsLacquer works
Marks
Da Ming Jiajing nianzhi
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.