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Netsuke in the form of a cut salmon
Netsuke in the form of a cut salmon

Netsuke in the form of a cut salmon

early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueRay- or shark-skin on wood with ivory teeth and crystal eye; the exposed flesh in tinted shell; other details in gold lacquer
DimensionsOverall: 10.7 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm (4 3/16 x 1 x 9/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.10077b
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ClassificationsInro
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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.