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「菅原連三種之神器宝鏡」
The Mirror (Hôkyô), from the series Three Sacred Treasures for the Sugawara Group (Sugawara-ren Mikusa no Kamudakara)
「菅原連三種之神器宝鏡」
Utagawa Sadakage I (Japanese, active about 1818–1844)
Japanese
Edo period
1820s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Shikishiban; 20 x 18 cm (7 7/8 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20084
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Sadakage
貞景
貞景
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.