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Scenes of the Sumida River
Sumidagawa noryo zu
隅田川納涼図
Enjoying the Evening Cool on the Sumida River
Scenes of the Sumida River
Sumidagawa noryo zu
隅田川納涼図
Chôbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829)
Japanese
Edo period
Bunka (1804 - 08) - Bunsei (1818 - 30) eras
Medium/Technique
One of a set of three hanging scrolls; ink, color, and gold on silk
Dimensions
Image: 84.6 x 31.6 cm (33 5/16 x 12 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.7945
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Golden Age (2010), #144; Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 2 (2003), ch. III (Ukiyo-e), no. 294 (1)
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.