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虎図
Tiger
虎図
Sanada Kenzan (Japanese, 1806–1873)
Japanese
late Edo period
mid 19th century
Medium/Technique
Unmounted hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 119 x 48.8 cm (46 7/8 x 19 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.8009
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsBoxes
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.