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紅を持つ女図
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紅を持つ女図
Seki Bunsen (Japanese, born in 1790)
Japanese
Edo period
1822 (Bunsei 5)
Medium/Technique
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Image: 80.2 x 27.7 cm (31 9/16 x 10 7/8 in.)
Overall: 153 x 48.5 cm (60 1/4 x 19 1/8 in.)
Overall: 153 x 48.5 cm (60 1/4 x 19 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.8156
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Signed
｢壬午孟秋 文川筆図」
Marks
文川画印
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.