Sheath inro
Murakami Jochiku
(Japanese, died about 1790–1800)
mid to late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueThe outer section of brass the horses and broken wall partly in openwork, iroe takazogan and hirazogan of gold, silver, shakudo, shibuichi, silver and copper, inner section of poor-quality black lacquer sprinkled with fragments of shell
DimensionsOverall: 6 x 7.2 x 2.6 cm (2 3/8 x 2 13/16 x 1 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.34993b
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.
