Four-case inro with bird and flower design
Yamada School
(Japanese)
Late 18th century
Medium/TechniqueTextured gold lacquer ground of kinpun and slightly larger flakes; decoration in gold and silver takamaki-e with slight coloring and encrustation of shell; interiors gold fundame
DimensionsOverall: 7.9 x 7.5 x 2.1 cm (3 1/8 x 2 15/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.9886a
On View
Not on viewClassificationsInro
Collections
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.
Koma School
Late 18th–early 19th century
Early 19th century
