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空飛ぶ鶴の六羽
Flying Cranes, by Six Artists
空飛ぶ鶴の六羽
Seki Suigaku
Makino Sessen (Japanese, 1820–1904)
Ônishi Chinnen (Japanese, 1792–1851)
Yamada Hôgyoku (Japanese, active 1820s–1840s)
Kita Busei (Japanese,1776–1856)
Harada Keigaku (Japanese, active about 1850–1860)
Makino Sessen (Japanese, 1820–1904)
Ônishi Chinnen (Japanese, 1792–1851)
Yamada Hôgyoku (Japanese, active 1820s–1840s)
Kita Busei (Japanese,1776–1856)
Harada Keigaku (Japanese, active about 1850–1860)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban sheet; 22.2 x 29.8 cm (8 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20458
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.20458, 2006.1588.3.6
A collaborative work by six artists.
Top right: Ônishi Chinnen
Top center: Makino Sessen
Top left: Seki Suigaku
Bottom right: Yamada Hôgyoku
Bottom center: Kita Busei
Bottom left: Harada Keigaku
A collaborative work by six artists.
Top right: Ônishi Chinnen
Top center: Makino Sessen
Top left: Seki Suigaku
Bottom right: Yamada Hôgyoku
Bottom center: Kita Busei
Bottom left: Harada Keigaku
Signed
Clockwise from upper left: Suigaku, Sessen, Chinnen, Hôgyokuu, Busei, Keigak
翠岳、雪僊、椿年、抱玉、武清、圭岳
翠岳、雪僊、椿年、抱玉、武清、圭岳
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.