Five-case inro with hawk, ho-o and plum design
Kajikawa School
(Japanese)
mid to late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueBlack lacquer ground; with some kinpun in lower part; decoration in gold, aokin, silver, red and black takamaki-e and mitsuda-e, with kirikane; compartments and risers Gyobu nashiji
DimensionsOverall: 11 x 4.9 x 3.4 cm (4 5/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.10032
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-late 18th century
Kajikawa School
Late 18th–early 19th century
