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「諸芸 つくし こて画」
Scorched-paper Pictures (Kote-ga), from the series Various Arts (Shogei zukushi)
「諸芸 つくし こて画」
Hôtei Gosei (Japanese, active about 1804–1844)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Shikishiban; 21 x 18.8 cm (8 1/4 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20157
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionSee 11.20157 for an example of a scorched-paper picture.
Signed
Gosei hitsu
五清筆
五清筆
Marks
Artist's seals: Go, Sei
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.