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Circular dish
Circular dish

Circular dish

Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueBlack lacquered wood with mother-of-pearl and gold foil inlay
DimensionsH. 1.1 x Dia. 12.4 cm (7/16 x 4 7/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.10749
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsLacquer works
Collections
Inscriptions"look at the mortal life with indifference" Wang Wei of the Tang "白眼看他世上人" 唐 王维 “与卢员外象过崔处士兴宗林亭”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.
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