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唐靴と時計
Chinese Shoes and Watch (?) with Double Dial
唐靴と時計
Ryûryûkyo Shinsai (Japanese, 1764?–1820)
Japanese
Edo period
1817 (Bunka 14)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Shikishiban; 20.7 x 19 cm (8 1/8 x 7 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.21065
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThe long and short months are on the two dials:
Short: 2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12
Long: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, [11] (the final number is smudged and illegible)
Short: 2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12
Long: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, [11] (the final number is smudged and illegible)
Signed
Shinsai
辰斎
辰斎
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.