Inkstone box
19th century
Object PlaceRyukyu Islands, Japan
Medium/TechniqueBlack lacquer inlaid with mother of pearl
Dimensions40.5 x 28.1 x 10.2 cm (15 15/16 x 11 1/16 x 4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession numberRES.11.4941a-b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsLacquer works
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.
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