Tobacco Box
Late 19th to early 20th century
Object PlaceKorea
Medium/TechniqueLacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay
Dimensions21.0 x 19.5 x 15.0 cm (8 1/4 x 7 11/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.10593a-b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsLacquer works
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.
Late 19th to early 20th century
18th century
17th–18th century
18th century
early 16th century
Artist unknown, Japanese
Second half of 19th century
18th–19th century
18th century
18th–19th century
Late 19th century
18th century