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Turtle on Leash
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Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
22.1 x 29.7 cm (8 11/16 x 11 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20783
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionSeki Suigaku 関翠岳 may be the same person as Seki Sashû 関蓑州 (aka Seki Hakuku 関白駒, 1802-1875).
The art name Suigaku was also used by Takahashi Ôshin 高橋応真 (1854-1901), but his dates seem a little late for this work.
The art name Suigaku was also used by Takahashi Ôshin 高橋応真 (1854-1901), but his dates seem a little late for this work.
Signed
Suigaku
翠岳
翠岳
Marks
Artist's seal: Suigaku
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.