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蓮に燕
Swallows and Lotus Pod
蓮に燕
Kitagawa Hidemaro (Japanese, active about 1801–1818)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (sumizuri with usuzumi); ink on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 23.4 x 17.2 cm (9 3/16 x 6 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.21088
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Hidemaro ga
秀麿画
秀麿画
Marks
No censor's seal
No publisher's mark
No publisher's mark
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.