Three-case inro
Shigemasa
(Japanese)
Hamano Shôzui
(Japanese, 1696–1769)
mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueBlack lacquer ground; decoration in gold takamaki-e, with kinpun, kirikane and uchikomi; birds applied in gold, silver and shibuichi; compartments and risers black lacquer; shoulders and rims gold hirame
DimensionsOverall: 7.6 x 6.6 x 2.3 cm (3 x 2 5/8 x 7/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.9947a
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.
Kajikawa School
mid-18th century
early to mid-18th century
early 18th century
Kajikawa School
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid to late 19th century
