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牡丹に翡翠
Kingfisher and Peony
牡丹に翡翠
Shôtei Hokuju (Japanese, 1763–1824)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (sumizuri with usuzumi); ink on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 22.8 x 17.5 cm (9 x 6 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.21094
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Hokuju ga
北寿画
北寿画
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.