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Kusazuri-hiki zu
草摺曳図
Armor-Tugging Scene
Kusazuri-hiki zu
草摺曳図
Torii Kiyonobu I (Japanese, 1664–1729)
Japanese
Edo period
about Kyôhô era (1716–36)
Medium/Technique
Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Image: 80.1 x 34.3 cm (31 9/16 x 13 1/2 in.)
Overall: 174.9 x 49.8 cm (68 7/8 x 19 5/8 in.)
Overall: 174.9 x 49.8 cm (68 7/8 x 19 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.7538
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Drama and Desire (2007), cat. no. 5; Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 2 (2003), ch. III (Ukiyo-e), no. 156; Clark, Morse, Virgin, and Hockley, Dawn of the Floating World (2000-1), #21
Signed
(seal only)
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.