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Manju netsuke with cherry-blossom design
Manju netsuke with cherry-blossom design

Manju netsuke with cherry-blossom design

Iizuka School (Japanese)
Early 19th century
Medium/TechniquePolished wood with encrustation of shell and gold hiramaki-e details
DimensionsOverall: 4 x 1.8 cm (1 9/16 x 11/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.9942b
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Not on view
ClassificationsInro
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.
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