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毛繕いする野兎 銘:正直
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毛繕いする野兎 銘:正直
Masanao (Japanese, active around 1781)
Japanese
Edo period
late 18th century
Object Place: Kyoto, Japan
Medium/Technique
Stained ivory and horn
Dimensions
2.2 x 4.3 x 3.1 cm (7/8 x 1 11/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.23356
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsNetsuke
Catalogue Raisonné
Earle, Netsuke (MFA, 2001), #259
Signed
Signed: Masanao
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.