Rectangular box and cover
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueStone (non-specific)
Dimensions.107 x .146 .100
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.9861
On View
Not on viewClassificationsBoxes
Collections
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.
18th–19th century
18th century
18th century
19th century
first half of the 17th century
20th century