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手毬 （絵暦か）
Woman Bouncing a Ball; Calendar (?)
手毬 （絵暦か）
Japanese
Edo period
1770s–80s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
9.9 x 10.2 cm (3 7/8 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20112
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionLetters in the design of the obi include "large," suggesting long months in a calendar; and "rabbit," suggesting a Year of the Rabbit such as 1771 or 1783. However, no calendrical nuimbers have been identified.
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無款
無款
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.