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「琉球人国小姓」
A Pageboy from the Ryûkyû Kingdom (Ryûkyûjinkoku koshô)
「琉球人国小姓」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1748 (Enkyô 5/Kan'en 1)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 31.1 x 14.3 cm (12 1/4 x 5 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19050
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionEmbassies from the Ryûkyû Kingdom were sent to Edo in 1748 and again in 1752, the most likely dates for this print.
Signed
Senkadô Nishimura Shigenaga hitsu
千花堂 西村重長筆
千花堂 西村重長筆
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.