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Sambaso Dancer, Okina, Wearing the Hakushiki Mask, Holding a Fan
Image Not Available for Sambaso Dancer, Okina, Wearing the Hakushiki Mask, Holding a Fan

Sambaso Dancer, Okina, Wearing the Hakushiki Mask, Holding a Fan

Hojitsu (Japanese, about 1790–1873)
mid to late 19th century
Object PlaceEdo, Japan
Medium/TechniqueWood; mask and feet, ivory; fan, gold; undergarment, mother-of-pearl, inlaid
DimensionsLegacy dimension: H. .041
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.23653
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsNetsuke
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.