Three-case inro with butterfly design
Tonei Kensai
(Japanese)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueGold lacquer ground; decoration in gold, silver and colored takamaki-e embellished with shell and nashiji; compartments and risers gold nashiji; shoulders and rims gold fundame
DimensionsOverall: 6.3 x 4.5 x 1.7 cm (2 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 11/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.10068
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-19th century
mid-late 18th century
mid-late 18th century
Kajikawa School
mid-late 18th century
mid-late 18th century
mid-18th century
