Tobacco-pouch and pipecase; kagami netsuke with samurai and attendant, kanamono in the form of a shishi and peony; ojime with butterflies and peonies
Uchikoshi Hirochika
(Japanese)
Komin
(Japanese, about 1845–1875)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: leather; other metals: gold, silver, shibuichi, shakudo and copper; ivory bowl to kagami netsuke (cracked); decorative technique: uchidashi; iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 9.9 x 13.6 x 5.5 cm (3 7/8 x 5 3/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.24743a-d
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.
Isshunsai Masayuki
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Serizawa Ryumin
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Ikedo Akikuni
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Serizawa Ryumin
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Nakagawa Issho
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Nakagawa Issho
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Nakagawa Issho
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Kagawa Katsuhiro
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Naotada
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Unno Bisei II
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
