Four-case inro with design of cockerel, hen and cherry-tree
Somada Mitsumasa
(Japanese, 1795–1856)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueBlack lacquer ground; inlay of thin shell and gold foil; compartments and risers gold nashiji; shoulders and rims gold fundame
DimensionsOverall: 8.5 x 6 x 2.3 cm (3 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.10095
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.
mid-18th century
