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Ju no ji ni karako
寿字と唐子
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The Character "Long Life" and Chinese Boys
Ju no ji ni karako
寿字と唐子
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japanese
Edo period
1845 (Kôka 2)
Medium/Technique
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Image: 59.6 x 31.6 cm (23 7/16 x 12 7/16 in.)
Overall: 125 x 42 cm (49 3/16 x 16 9/16 in.)
Overall: 125 x 42 cm (49 3/16 x 16 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.7420
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Hokusai (2013), #139; Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 2 (2003), ch. III (Ukiyo-e), no. 390
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.