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Washi zu
鷙鳥図
Eagles
Washi zu
鷙鳥図
Formerly attributed to: Kenkô Shôkei (Japanese, active late 15th–early 16th centuries)
Japanese
Edo period
18th–19th centuries
Medium/Technique
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
93.9 x 53.2 cm (36 15/16 x 20 15/16 in.) (height x width)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.6317
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. VI (Ink ptg.), no. 18
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.