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Tonkotsu
Kita Takenori (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1856
Medium/Technique
Ivory, signature on shakudo plaque
Dimensions
Overall: 5.7 x 6.9 x 2.1 cm (2 1/4 x 2 11/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.24709a
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsInro
Signed
Ansei san tatsu shogatsu Kita Takenori, with kao
安政三辰正月喜多武則（花押）
安政三辰正月喜多武則（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.