Advanced Search 
「蓬莱亀之甲」
The Island of the Immortals on a Turtle Shell (Hôrai kame no kô)
「蓬莱亀之甲」
Japanese
Edo period
early 1760s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (mizu-e); color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 29.5 x 13.4 cm (11 5/8 x 5 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19225
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Kitao Shigemasa ga
北尾重政画
北尾重政画
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.