Box and cover with design of descending geese and autumn plants
Kanô Natsuo
(Japanese, 1828 – 1898)
Late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: silver; surface treatment: migaki-ji; decorative technique: katakiri-bori
DimensionsOverall: 4.7 x 10.4 cm (1 7/8 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.35486a-b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMetalwork
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: October 1, 2004)
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.
Kanô Natsuo
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
