Kanamono in the form of the tale of the Tongue-Cut Sparrow: monsters attack the greedy old peasant woman
Serizawa Ryumin
(Japanese, born in 1826)
mid to late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; other metals: gold, shakudo and copper; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 3.7 x 0.6 cm (1 7/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.24683
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 (before 1889)
late 18th to mid-19th century
Kobayashi Yoshimasa
Late 18th century
Someya School
early to mid-19th century
Kikugawa
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Late 18th–early 19th century