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Pipe case with design of cuckoo and iris plant
Image Not Available for Pipe case with design of cuckoo and iris plant

Pipe case with design of cuckoo and iris plant

Jugyokusai Kazuyoshi (Japanese)
mid to late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: tagayasan wood; other metals: gold and shibuichi or silver; decorative technique: relief overlay
DimensionsOverall: 23.7 cm (9 5/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.24734a
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Not on view
ClassificationsArms 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.
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