Four-case inro with crane and tortoise design
Shôkasai
(Japanese)
mid to late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueGold lacquer ground; decoration in gold, black, aokin and red hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with encrustation of tortoiseshell; compartments and risers gold nashiji; shoulders and rims gold fundame
DimensionsOverall: 8.6 x 5.4 x 2.1 cm (3 3/8 x 2 1/8 x 13/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.10065
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 to late 19th century
early to mid-19th century
