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南都八景 「佐保川蛍（さほかわのほたる） 三」
Fireflies at the Sahô River (Sahôgawa no hotaru), No. 3 from an untitled series of Eight Views of Nara (Nanto hakkei)
南都八景 「佐保川蛍（さほかわのほたる） 三」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1731 (Kyôhô 16)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color and nikawa
Dimensions
Hosoban; 32.5 x 15.3 cm (12 13/16 x 6 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.30158
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Unsigned
無款
無款
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.