Seven-case inro with flower-cart (hanaguruma) and cherry-blossom design
Hasegawa Shigeyoshi
(Japanese)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueGold lacquer ground; decoration in gold, aokin, silver, brown and black takamaki-e, with gold and silver kirikane; compartments and risers rich gold Gyobu nashiji; shoulders and rims gold fundame
DimensionsOverall: 8.9 x 5.3 x 2.4 cm (3 1/2 x 2 1/16 x 15/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.9939
On View
Not on viewClassificationsInro
Collections
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.
Early 19th century
Late 17th–early 18th century
early to mid-19th century
En'ami Suô
early to mid-18th century
