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Four-case inro with wave and rocks design
Goto Denjo (Japanese, died in 1712)
Japanese
Edo period
Late 17th–early 18th century
Medium/Technique
The ground entirely covered in uchidashi silver foil and gold takamaki-e with embellishment of gold foil in both kirikane and larger size, the takamaki-e with uchikomi filled with shell; compartments and risers gold nashiji; shoulders and rims gold fundame
Dimensions
Overall: 6.4 x 5.3 x 2.6 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/16 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.9898
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsInro
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA Highlights: Arts of Japan (2008), p. 180
Signed
Nami Denjo saku; Masanori, with kao. Signature translation: Waves by Denjo
浪傳乘作 正則（花押）
浪傳乘作 正則（花押）
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.
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.