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仙女図
Transcendent Riding on a Kirin
仙女図
Nakajima Kayô (Japanese, 1813–1877)
Japanese
late Edo period – Meiji era
mid 19th century
Medium/Technique
Hanging scroll: ink, color and gold on silk
Dimensions
Image: 117 x 51.1 cm (46 1/16 x 20 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.8410
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
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.