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「山雀 艸木華鳥図会 合歓木 陵苕花 十一」
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Varied Tit (Yamagara), Mimosa (Nemunoki), Trumpet Vine (Nôzenkazura, or nôshô, or makayaki), No. 11 from the series Plants and Trees, Flowers and Birds (Sômoku kachô zue)
「山雀 艸木華鳥図会 合歓木 陵苕花 十一」
Gyôzan (Japanese, active late 19th century)
Japanese
Meiji era
1878 (Meiji 11)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.1 × 22.4 cm (14 3/16 × 8 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13761
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Gyôzan sha
暁山写
暁山写
Marks
Artist's seal
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.