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Tobacco-pouch; kagami netsuke; ojime; kanamono; inner plate with Fujiwara no Kamatari recovering his jewel from the Dragon King of the Sea

(Japanese)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: embossed leather; decorative technique: ucihidashi; takabori; silk brocade lining
DimensionsOverall: 18.7 x 13.8 x 4 cm (7 3/8 x 5 7/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.24758a-c
On View
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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