The Tanuki Kettle
Ōhara Mitsuhiro
(Japanese, 1810–1875)
mid to late 19th century
Object PlaceOsaka, Japan
Medium/TechniqueBuxus microphylla
Eretmochelys imbricate
Dimensions2.8 x 3.9 x 2.6 cm (1 1/8 x 1 9/16 x 1 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.23409
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.
