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「楽器 其三」 琵琶
Biwa, No. 3 in the series Musical Instruments (Gakki sono san)
「楽器 其三」 琵琶
Ryûryûkyo Shinsai (Japanese, 1764?–1820)
Japanese
Edo period
early 1800s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Kokonotsugiri; 13.9 x 18.8 cm (5 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20750
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Another print in the series: Rijksmuseum, The Ear Catches the Eye (2001), #59
DescriptionBiwa with brocade cover and potted adonis plant.
Signed
Ryuryukyo Shinsai ga
柳々居辰斎画
柳々居辰斎画
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.