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鏡に映る唐美人
Chinese Woman Reflected in Mirror
鏡に映る唐美人
Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820)
Japanese
Edo period
1808 (Bunka 5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
20.7 x 14.1 cm (8 1/8 x 5 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20076
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
(seal only)
Marks
Artist's seal: Shunman
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.