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Pipe case with design of cuckoo and iris plant
Jugyokusai Kazuyoshi (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: tagayasan wood; other metals: gold and shibuichi or silver; decorative technique: relief overlay
Dimensions
Overall: 23.7 cm (9 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.24734b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Sumidagawa no atari ni sunde Jugyokusai Kazuyoshi, with a kao [Jugyokusai Kazuyoshi, dwelling on the banks of the Sumida River]
隅田川邊寿玉斎一美（花押）
隅田川邊寿玉斎一美（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.