Four-case inro with hawk and pine tree design
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueDull gold lacquer ground; decoration in gold, aokin, silver and black low hiramaki-e with kirikane, the branches in textured brownish lacquer; compartments and risers gold nashiji; shoulders and rims gold fundame
DimensionsOverall: 8.4 x 5 x 2.2 cm (3 5/16 x 1 15/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.10023
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.
Early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
En'ami Suô
early to mid-18th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-late 18th century
early to mid-19th century
