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Three-case inro with dragon and cloud design
Three-case inro with dragon and cloud design

Three-case inro with dragon and cloud design

Kano Naonobu (Japanese, 1607–1650)
Toyo School (Japanese)
mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueBlack lacquer ground; decoration in gold and aokin togidashi-e of fine kinpun; top and base gold lacquer; compartments and risers gold nashiji; shoulders and rims gold fundame
DimensionsOverall: 7.7 x 8.4 x 2.2 cm (3 1/16 x 3 5/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.9996
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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.