Clam-shell with the Vindication of Ono No Komachi
Shûôsai Hidemasa
(Japanese, early 19th century)
early 19th century
Object PlaceOsaka, Japan
Medium/TechniqueStained ivory
Dimensions3.1 x 4.4 x 3 cm (1 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.23212
On View
Not on viewClassificationsNetsuke
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.
mid to late 19th century