Four-case inro with design of cranes and pines
Somada School
(Japanese)
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
DimensionsL. .083
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.10100a
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
Kajikawa School
mid-late 18th century
Kajikawa School
mid-18th century
