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狸の腹鼓
Racoon-dog (Tanuki) Drumming on Its Belly
狸の腹鼓
Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
22.3 x 29.8 cm (8 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20999
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Zeshin
Marks
Artist's seal
InscriptionsPoem
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.