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Sheath inro

Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid-19th century

Medium/Technique The outer section of shibuichi with very high iroe takazogan of shakudo, shibuichi, gold and silver, the inner section of plain wood with naahiji lacquer on each end
Dimensions Overall: 7.7 x 5.2 x 3 cm (3 1/16 x 2 1/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.34989b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsInro

Signed Shiunsai Hirochika, with a kao
紫雲斎 弘親
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 6, 2004)

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.