Three-case inro with dragon and tiger designs
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueBlack lacquer carved through to reveal a mottled red ground, the black lacquer worked in relief; compartments and risers black lacquer, rims red lacquer
DimensionsOverall: 7.3 x 5.1 x 3.3 cm (2 7/8 x 2 x 1 5/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.10368
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.
early to mid-19th century
Tatsuke Takamitsu
Late 18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-18th century