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七夕の六歌仙
The Six Poetic Immortals (Rokkasen) Making Decorations for the Tanabata Festival
七夕の六歌仙
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 24.9 x 37.2 cm (9 13/16 x 14 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.24886
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
... Hokusai ga (partly trimmed off at right margin)
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.