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鍾馗図
Zhong Kui (Shôki), the Demon Queller
鍾馗図
Tsutsumi Tôrin III (Japanese, about 1743–1820)
Japanese
Edo period
mid 19th century
Medium/Technique
Hanging scroll; ink and light color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 85 x 26 cm (33 7/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.7074
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Signed
Sessan Tôrin hitsu
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.