Covered box
early 18th century
Object PlaceRyukyu Islands, Japan
Medium/TechniqueBlack and red lacquer covered wood with mother-of-pearl and gold foil inlay
Dimensions6.3 x 16.3 cm (2 1/2 x 6 7/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.10587a-b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsLacquer works
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.
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