Bow for violin
Hirochika Yatsui
(Japanese, born in 1937)
Chikako Sugito
(Japanese, born in 1958)
2016
Object PlaceNagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Medium/TechniquePernambuco (Caesalpinia echinata), lacquer, gold, abalone shell, ebony, horse-tail hair
DimensionsLength: 75 cm (29 1/2 in.)
Weight: 65 gm (0.14 lb.)
Weight: 65 gm (0.14 lb.)
Credit LineGift of Hirochika Yatsui
Accession number2018.369.2
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
ProvenanceAfter October 28, 2016, probably from the maker Ms. Chikako Sugito, Nagoya, Japan to the lacquer work artist Mr. Hirochika Yatsui, Wajima, Japan; 2018, gift of Mr. Hirochika Yatsui to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 19, 2018)
19th century
19th century
late 19th century
