Okimono in the form of three demon masks
Murata Seimin
(Japanese, 1761–1857)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: bronze; decorative technique: cast
DimensionsOverall: 12 x 4 cm (4 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession numberRES.11.5631
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.
Seimin
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century
mid to late 19th century
9th–12th century A.D.
19th century
early to mid-19th century (?)
Late 18th–early 19th century