Fuchi with design of rakan and tiger in a bamboo grove
Kitagawa Sôten
(Japanese)
Sôten School
(Japanese)
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shakudo; surface treatment: nanako-ji; other metals: gold, silver and copper; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 3.9 x 2.4 x 1.3 cm (1 9/16 x 15/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.23939
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
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.
Nakamura Kazuyoshi
early to mid-19th century
Shigenori
mid-late 18th century
Gotô School
early to mid-19th century