Miniature flask with floral designs
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: copper; decorative technique: raised wire and gilding; red lacquer
DimensionsOverall: 10 x 10.2 x 4.7 cm (3 15/16 x 4 x 1 7/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession numberRES.11.5602
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMetalwork
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.
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Kagami netsuke with design of oni fleeing beans, with an inscription; bowl with Chinese boys playing
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Ômori Teruhide
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Ômori Teruhide
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Sunagawa Masatsuna
early to mid-19th century