Five-case inro with herdboy and ox design
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueGold lacquer ground covered by irregular gold kirikane with a few burnished square kirikane indicating the ground; decoration in gold, silver, black and red takamaki-e with crystals eyes on the ox; herdboy applied in gold, silver, shakudo and shibuichi; compartments and risers gold nashiji; shoulders and rims gold fundame
DimensionsOverall: 8.7 x 4.8 x 2.4 cm (3 7/16 x 1 7/8 x 15/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.10007
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.
En'ami Suô
early to mid-18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
Kajikawa School
Late 17th century
Early 19th century
