Comb- Landscape
Kawai Gyokusai
(Japanese)
19th century
Medium/TechniqueMaki-e and lacquer
Dimensions.117 x .043
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.10531
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
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.
Second half of 19th century
Artist unknown, Japanese
late 18th–early 19th century
Unidentified artist
18th century
late 18th–early 19th century
18th century
first half of 19th century
second half of 19th century
late 18th–19th century