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Square dish
Chinese
Qing dynasty
18th–19th century
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Black lacquered wood with mother-of-pearl and gold foil inlay
Dimensions
H. 1.3 x W. 10.3 x L. 10.4 cm (1/2 x 4 1/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.10896
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsLacquer works
InscriptionsShan gao yue xiao, shui luo shi chu (The moon appeared small above the high mountains, and the rocks exposed their bases as the water fell low)
山高月小,水落石出
山高月小,水落石出
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.