Four-case inro with landscape design
Somada Jikyu
(Japanese)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueBlack lacquer ground; inlay of thin shell and gold foil; compartments red lacquer; risers shell mosaic; shoulders and rims gold fundame
DimensionsOverall: 8.4 x 6 x 2.3 cm (3 5/16 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.10098a
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.
Somada Mitsumasa
early to mid-19th century
mid-18th century
