Six-case inro with design of chrysanthemums by a brushwood fence
Kajikawa School
(Japanese)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueBlack lacquer ground; covered by dense irregular hirame; decoration in gold, aokin and silver hiramaki-e; compartments and risers gold nashiji; shoulders and rims gold fundame
DimensionsOverall: 9.2 x 4.9 x 3.2 cm (3 5/8 x 1 15/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.10013
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.
Kajikawa School
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 17th–early 18th century
