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晨耕圖軸
Farmers working at dawn
晨耕圖軸
Unidentified artist 佚名 (Chinese, active 16th–mid 16th century)
Chinese
Ming dynasty
mid 16th–16th century
Medium/Technique
Ink and white and red on silk
Dimensions
Overall (with hanging height and end-knobs' width): 115.4 × 67.8 cm (45 7/16 × 26 11/16 in.)
Image: 30 × 48.8 cm (11 13/16 × 19 3/16 in.)
Mount: 113.4 × 62.3 cm (44 5/8 × 24 1/2 in.)
Image: 30 × 48.8 cm (11 13/16 × 19 3/16 in.)
Mount: 113.4 × 62.3 cm (44 5/8 × 24 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.6152
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
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.