Five-case inro with Tanabata design
Inagawa Nakaharu
(Japanese)
Early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueBlack lacquer ground with sparse kinpun and nashiji, denser in places to form bands; decoration in gold, aokin and silver togidashi-e; compartments and risers gold nashiji; shoulders and rims gold fundame
DimensionsOverall: 9.3 x 4.7 x 2.8 cm (3 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.10006a
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.
early to mid-18th century
