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梵天国絵巻
Legend of Bontenkoku, scroll 2
梵天国絵巻
Japanese
Edo period
17th century
Medium/Technique
Handscroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Image: 32.4 x 584.1 cm (12 3/4 x 229 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.6389
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 2 (2003), ch. I (Kano), no. 403
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.