Monkey Picking a Flea
Ikkan
(Japanese, early 19th century)
early 19th century
Object PlaceNagoya, Japan
Medium/TechniqueBoxwood, eyes inlaid in light and dark horn
Dimensions4 x 2.5 x 3 cm (1 9/16 x 1 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.23255
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.
