Four-case inro with dragon and cloud design
Toshusai Inaba
(Japanese)
mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueBlack lacquer ground; decoration in gold and aokin togidashi-e
DimensionsOverall: 8.6 x 5.7 x 1.6 cm (3 3/8 x 2 1/4 x 5/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.9999
On View
Not on viewClassificationsInro
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.
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
Tatsuke Takamitsu
Late 18th century
Early 18th century
early to mid-19th century
