Rat Biting Gingko Nut
Okatomo of Kyoto
(Japanese, about 1750–1800)
about 1800
Object PlaceHigashiyama, Kyoto, Japan
Medium/TechniqueIvory
Dimensions4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.23442
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.
Kyoto School
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
