Block With Dragon
Chowa
(Japanese)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueWood (non-specific), covered with lacquer, silver and gold dust, etc.; decoration in slight relief
Dimensions.040 x .036 x .018
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.23160
On View
Not on viewClassificationsNetsuke
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.
Kono Shunmei
19th century
late 18th/early 19th century
Late 17th century
early to mid-19th century
