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十六羅漢図
Rakan
十六羅漢図
Itô Jakuchû (Japanese, 1716–1800)
Japanese
Edo period
second half of the 18th century
Medium/Technique
One of a set of sixteen hanging scrolls: ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 113.7 x 59 cm (44 3/4 x 23 1/4 in.)
Overall (incl mounting): 205.7 × 69.9 cm (81 × 27 1/2 in.)
Overall (incl mounting): 205.7 × 69.9 cm (81 × 27 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.6921
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 2 (2003), ch. IV (Shôhaku, Jakuchû), no. 42d
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.