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Ono no Tofu Holding His Parasol Riding on the Back of a Giant Frog
Ono no Tofu Holding His Parasol Riding on the Back of a Giant Frog

Ono no Tofu Holding His Parasol Riding on the Back of a Giant Frog

mid to late 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueIvory, and eyes of dark horn
Dimensions4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.23682
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsNetsuke
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.