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Four Classes of Japanese Society: Samurai, Farmer, Artisan, and Merchant; with Three Children and Two Dogs
Image Not Available for Four Classes of Japanese Society: Samurai, Farmer, Artisan, and Merchant; with Three Children and Two Dogs

Four Classes of Japanese Society: Samurai, Farmer, Artisan, and Merchant; with Three Children and Two Dogs

Ono Ryomin (Japanese)
19th century
Object PlaceJapanese
Medium/TechniqueIvory
Dimensions4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.23732
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.