Kagami netsuke with design of man and woman
Serizawa Ryumin
(Japanese, born in 1826)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; other metals: gold, shakudo and copper; ivory cup; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 4.4 x 1.5 cm (1 3/4 x 9/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.24051a-b
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.
Serizawa Ryumin
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Serizawa Ryumin
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Serizawa Ryumin
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Serizawa Ryumin
mid to late 19th century
Serizawa Ryumin
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Serizawa Ryumin
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Toyokawa Mitsunaga II
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Isshunsai Masayuki
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Nobuchika
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Asama Tenmin
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Asama Tenmin
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Nakagawa Issho
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)