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猫柳雁図
Geese and Pussy Willows
猫柳雁図
Mochizuki Gyokusen Shigemine (Japanese, 1834–1913)
Japanese
early Meiji era
late 19th century
Medium/Technique
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 140.2 x 68.6 cm (55 3/16 x 27 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.8221
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Signed
Gyokusen
玉泉
玉泉
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.