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硯箱に草紙
Sekishôtei Hidenari (Japanese, active about 1781–1801)
Japanese
Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions 10.1 x 15.7 cm (4 x 6 3/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25440
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionPossibly an egoyomi, but if so the calendrical numbers are too well hidden to be easily found.
Signed Sekishôtei ga
赤松亭画
InscriptionsOn the paper: "Dai no tsuki bakari ome ni kakarimasu"
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.