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Square dish
Chinese
Qing dynasty
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Mother of Pearl and Lacquer
Dimensions
H. 1.2 x W. 10.7 x L. 10.7 cm (1/2 x 4 3/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.10900
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsLacquer works
InscriptionsSi wu ren sheng, sheng zai shu jian
四無人聲， 聲在樹閒
四無人聲， 聲在樹閒
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.