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盃に亀と里芋
Turtles, Taro Root, and Sake Cup
盃に亀と里芋
Ryûryûkyo Shinsai (Japanese, 1764?–1820)
Japanese
Edo period
1807 (Bunka 4)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Kokonotsugiri; 14.2 x 18.8 cm (5 9/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.24960
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPossibly a mitate of the takarabune (treasure ship), with the taro standing in for a tama. On the taro are listed the long months for 1807 (Bunka 4)
Signed
Ryûryûkyo Shinsai sha
柳々居辰斎写
柳々居辰斎写
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.