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Kagami netsuke with design of long-tailed bird and grass
Asama Tenmin (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
1870–71
Medium/Technique
Main material: gold; other metals: rhinoceros-horn cup (?); decorative technique: katakiri-bori, sue-mon
Dimensions
Overall: 4 x 1.3 cm (1 9/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.24055
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Nanajuni-o Tenmin, with a kao
七十二翁天民（花押）
七十二翁天民（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.