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Six-case inro with design of hares in a landscape
Six-case inro with design of hares in a landscape

Six-case inro with design of hares in a landscape

Kajikawa School (Japanese)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueBlack lacquer ground; decoration in gold, silver and black hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with liberal use of gold kirikane; interior gold fundame
DimensionsOverall: 10.3 x 5.2 x 2.6 cm (4 1/16 x 2 1/16 x 1 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.9876a
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsInro
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.