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相撲を取る川津三郎と俣野五朗 銘:正利刀
The Sumo Bout Between Kawazu Saburô and Matano Gorô
相撲を取る川津三郎と俣野五朗 銘:正利刀
Masatoshi (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
late 19th to early 20th century
Object Place: Nagoya, Japan
Medium/Technique
Stained boxwood
Dimensions
11.2 x 7 x 3.7 cm (4 7/16 x 2 3/4 x 1 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.23729
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsNetsuke
Catalogue Raisonné
Earle, Netsuke (MFA, 2001), #163
Signed
Signed: Masatoshi Tô (carved by Masatoshi)
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.