Four-case inro with insect design
Shiomi School
(Japanese)
mid-late 18th century
Medium/TechniqueBlack lacquer ground; decoration in gold kinpun and hirame of varying density and gold, silver and colored togidashi-e, hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with shell; compartments and risers black lacquer; shoulders and rims gold fundame
DimensionsOverall: 6.9 x 6 x 2.1 cm (2 11/16 x 2 3/8 x 13/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.9893
On View
Not on viewClassificationsInro
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.
