Kagami netsuke with design of Great Buddha (Daibutsu) figure and swallow
Kanô Natsuo
(Japanese, 1828 – 1898)
mid to late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold (wood cup with silver fitting); decorative technique: usuniku-bori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 3.9 x 1.4 cm (1 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.24050a-b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
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.
Tsuchiya Yasuchika
early to mid-19th century (?)
