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撫牛
Stroking Ox (Nadeushi)
撫牛
Keisai Eisen (Japanese, 1790–1848)
Japanese
Edo period
1829 (Bunsei 12)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Shikishiban; 20.9 x 18.4 cm (8 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25673
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThe figurine of an ox, to be stroked for good luck, is an appropriate New Year decoration for the Year of the Ox.
Signed
Keisai
渓斎
渓斎
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.