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半透明黃套紅玻璃福壽紋四方圍角式筆筒
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半透明黃套紅玻璃福壽紋四方圍角式筆筒
Chinese
Qing dynasty, Qianlong period
1736–95
Medium/Technique
Glass; Red over opaque white ground
Dimensions
12 cm (4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.9721
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsCeramics
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.