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辟邪絵 地獄草紙 模本
Copy of the Scroll of the Extermination of Evil (Hekija-e) and of the Hell Scroll (Jigoku-e)
辟邪絵 地獄草紙 模本
Japanese
Edo period
first half of the 19th century
Medium/Technique
Handscroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
27.2 x 957 cm
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.9186
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.