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Four-case inro with design of oni carrying auspicious objects and treasure
Four-case inro with design of oni carrying auspicious objects and treasure

Four-case inro with design of oni carrying auspicious objects and treasure

Koma Kansai II (Japanese, 1767–1835)
Early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueBlack lacquer ground; decoration in black lacquer low takamaki-e; signature also in black; compartments and risers gold Gyobu nashiji; shoulders and rims gold fundame
DimensionsOverall: 8.6 x 5.6 x 2.2 cm (3 3/8 x 2 3/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.9974
On View
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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.