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「名画の鍾馗（せうき）」
Zhong Kui from the Famous Painting (Meiga no Shôki)
「名画の鍾馗（せうき）」
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
1868 (Keiô 4/Meiji 1), intercalary 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36 x 25 cm (14 3/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.26465
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionLeft sheet of incomplete diptych.
MFA impressions: 11.26465 (left sheet only), 11.34998.41a-b (complete)
MFA impressions: 11.26465 (left sheet only), 11.34998.41a-b (complete)
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Marks
Censor's seal: Dragon intercalary aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：辰閏改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：辰閏改
彫師：なし
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.