Box and cover with design of sparrow, anchor and seashells
Kagawa Katsuhiro
(Japanese, 1853–1917)
mid to late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold, silver and shakudo; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 5.2 x 11.2 x 8.3 cm (2 1/16 x 4 7/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession numberRES.11.5627
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.
Kagawa Katsuhiro
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
