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「琴曲裏ノ？」
No. [illegible] from the series Tunes for the Koto (Kinkyoku ura no [illegible])
「琴曲裏ノ？」
Ryûryûkyo Shinsai (Japanese, 1764?–1820)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1801–18 (Kyôwa 1–Bunka 15)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Kokonotsugiri; 13.9 x 18.5 cm (5 1/2 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.16893
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Mizuta Museum, Surimono (2004), cat. no. 128
DescriptionThe title is printed in red in a koto-shaped cartouche at the upper right, too faded to be completely legible.
Signed
Shinsai ga
辰斎画
辰斎画
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.