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鳥獣戯画
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Copy of the Scrolls of Frolicking Animals and People, scroll 4
鳥獣戯画
Japanese
late Edo period
early 19th century
Object Place: Kamakura Romantic
Medium/Technique
Handscroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
31.3 x 914 cm
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.9185
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
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.