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Kishû meishô zukan
紀州名勝図巻
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Kishû meishô zukan
紀州名勝図巻
Kano Tôeki Harunobu (Japanese, died in 1841)
Japanese
Edo period
first half of the 19th century
Medium/Technique
Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Image: 31.6 x 492 cm (12 7/16 x 193 11/16 in.)
Overall height: 34.2 cm (13 7/16 in.)
Overall height: 34.2 cm (13 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.6450
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 2 (2003), ch. I (Kano), no. 236
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.