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六芸 「書」
Sho (Calligraphy), from an untitled series of The Six Arts (Rikugei)
六芸 「書」
Ryûryûkyo Shinsai (Japanese, 1764?–1820)
Japanese
Edo period
early 1800s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Shikishiban; 14.7 x 19 cm (5 13/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20044
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Another print in the series: Rijksmuseum, The Ear Catches the Eye (2001), #9
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.