Shoki the demon queller polishing his sword
Komin
(Japanese, about 1845–1875)
late 19th century
Object PlaceTokyo, Japan
Medium/TechniqueBoxwood, eyes inlaid in dark horn
Dimensions3.8 x 3.8 cm (1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.23315
On View
Not on viewClassificationsNetsuke
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.
Hakuryo, Unsho
early 19th century
