Crystal sphere (now with silver stand 03.1880)
1884
Medium/TechniqueCrystal
DimensionsOverall: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Frederick L. Ames in the name of Frederick L. Ames
Accession number93.1476
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Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
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Provenance1876, natural quartz discovered at Ontake Mountain, Kai, Japan; Between March and December, 1881, bought by Naito Arimori from Naito Tsukuba at the Second Tokyo Exposition; December, 1881-June, 1884, cut and formed into a sphere under the supervision of Naito Arimori and Naito Tsukuba at the village of Miyamoto; January, 1887, bought by Hasegawa Rokusaburo; December, 1890, bought by Sasaki Mosaburo; December, 1892, sold by Sasaki to Murata Kinbei, by Kinbei to Tomita Shin'ei and by Tomita to Tadamasa Hayashi, agent for William Baumgarten & Co., New York; January 30, 1893, received by Frederick Lothrop Ames from William Baumgarten; December 12, 1893, gift of Mrs. Frederick L. Ames to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. (Accession Date: December 12, 1893)
late 18th–early 19th century
about A.D. 50
18th century
1644–1912
19th century
dated 1321 (Genko 2)
14th century
Late 18th–early 19th century