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鍾馗捉鬼図
Zhong Kui (Shôki) Attacking Demon with Sword and Umbrella
鍾馗捉鬼図
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (beni-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color
Dimensions
Hosoban; 31.5 x 15.6 cm (12 3/8 x 6 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13196
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Nihon gakô Okumura Masanobu shôhitsu
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.