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Netsuke in the form of Futen with his sack

Risen (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
mid-19th century

Medium/Technique Carved wood
Dimensions Overall: 4.1 x 2.4 cm (1 5/8 x 15/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.9941b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsInro

Signed Risen, with kao
李仙(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.