Demon with Buddhist Rosary
Toun or Tounsai
(Japanese, died in 1910)
mid-19th century
Object PlaceTokyo, Japan
Medium/TechniqueWood: rosary; horn, ivory, mother-of-pearl and gold, hammer and gong; ivory and lacquer, and copper, eyes; mother-of-pearl and horn
Dimensions2.1 x 3.7 x 2.8 cm (13/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.23627
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.
late 19th century
