Four-case inro with design of geese
Iizuka School
(Japanese)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueBrown lacquer ground; decoration in gold, silver and colored low takamaki-e with shell inlay; risers black lacquer with gold togidashi-e stylised waves; rest of interior worn gold lacquer over red lacquer
DimensionsOverall: 8 x 5.7 x 1.3 cm (3 1/8 x 2 1/4 x 1/2 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.9948a
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.
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
mid-late 18th century
early 18th century
