Pair of menuki in the form of a dragonfly and butterfly
Matsuo Shigetaka
(Japanese)
mid to late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shakudo; other metals: gold and silver; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, iroe hirazogan
DimensionsOverall: 3.2 x 0.3 cm (1 1/4 x 1/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.24695a
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.
early to mid-19th century
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)