Hako netsuke with floral designs
Kajikawa School
(Japanese)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueBrown-black lacquer carved to reveal a lower layer of red lacquer; interior brown-black lacquer
DimensionsOverall: 4.8 x 3.7 x 2.2 cm (1 7/8 x 1 7/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.10017b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsInro
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.
Early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 17th century
