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大小（刀）
Long and Short Swords on Stand
大小（刀）
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japanese
Edo period
1839 (Tenpô 10)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Kokonotsugiri; 14.5 x 20 cm (5 11/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25204
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Hokusai aratame Iitsu hitsu
北斎改為一筆
北斎改為一筆
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.