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鍾馗図
Zhong Kui (Shôki) the Demon Queller
鍾馗図
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (sumizuri with usuzumi); ink on paper
Dimensions
Hashira-e; 67.3 x 12 cm (26 1/2 x 4 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.21267
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Katsukawa Shunshô ga
勝川春章画
勝川春章画
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.