Box
mid to late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueA miniature box formed from ivory, the decoration in gold, silver and colored hiramaki-e, with a sliding cover and an inner drawer (silver pull), the front of the drawer currently detached
DimensionsOverall: 7.9 x 3.6 x 3 cm (3 1/8 x 1 7/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.34986
On View
Not on viewClassificationsInro
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-19th century
mid-19th century
mid-late 18th century
