kogai with design of Hotei lying on his sack
Kato Teruaki
(Japanese)
Ishiguro School
(Japanese)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: shakudo and gold; decorative technique: shishiai-bori and iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 20 x 1.2 cm (7 7/8 x 1/2 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.23834
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
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.
Takeyama Sanehiko
mid-19th century
Takeyama Sanehiko
mid-19th century
Early 19th century
Late 18th–19th century
Senoo Yoshinaga
19th century
Masanaga
early to mid-19th century