Tobacco-pouch; kagami netsuke with design of a tiger; kanamono in the form of a cockerel on a drum symbolizing peaceful and just government (kankodori); netsuke in the form of a shishi and ball
Nakagawa Issho
(1829–1876)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: leather; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo and copper; ivory cup for kagami netsuke; decorative technique: uchidashi; iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 20 x 15.5 x 4 cm (7 7/8 x 6 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.24737a
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.
Nakagawa Issho
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Nakagawa Issho
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Serizawa Ryumin
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Isshunsai Masayuki
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Ikedo Akikuni
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Uchikoshi Hirochika
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Serizawa Ryumin
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Unno Bisei II
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Naotada
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Nobuchika
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)