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英雄奇人伝
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Eiyû kijin den (Biographies of Remarkable Warriors)
英雄奇人伝
Teisai Hokuba (Japanese, 1771–1844)
Author of preface and text: Kyokutei Bakin (Japanese, 1767–1848)
Calligrapher: Shimaoka Settei
Author of preface and text: Kyokutei Bakin (Japanese, 1767–1848)
Calligrapher: Shimaoka Settei
Japanese
Edo period
Colophon: 1838
Medium/Technique
Woodblock printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 25.8 x 18.2 cm (10 3/16 x 7 3/16 in.); ôhon
Credit Line
Source unidentified
Accession Number1997.544.1-2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Signed
Artist signature: Teisai Hokuba ga
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; By 1926, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 31, 1998)
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.