Kagami netsuke with design of Benkei with his eight weapons on the Gojo Bridge
Ikedo Komin
(Japanese)
mid to late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; wood; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold; decorative technique: katakiri-bori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 4.2 x 1.4 cm (1 5/8 x 9/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.24049
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.
Nara School, Tsuneshige Sub-school
Late 18th–early 19th century
Hamano Shôzui
Late 18th–early 19th century
Kawarabayashi Hidekuni
mid-19th century