Four-case inro with design of sparrows and bamboo
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueBlack lacquer ground with fine hirame of medium density; decoration in gold, silver and colored hiramaki-e; compartments red lacquer; shoulders, rims and risers gold lacquer
DimensionsOverall: 8.6 x 6.5 x 2 cm (3 3/8 x 2 9/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.10000a-b
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.
early to mid-19th century
early 18th century
Late 17th century
