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関羽図
Guan Yu (Kan'u) and Zhou Cang (Shûsô)
関羽図
Yokoyama Kazan (Japanese, 1781/84–1837)
Japanese
late Edo period
early 19th century
Medium/Technique
Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on silk
Dimensions
Image: 121.8 x 55.5 cm (47 15/16 x 21 7/8 in.)
Overall (includes jiku and himo) 79 x 30 5/16 inches
Overall (includes jiku and himo) 79 x 30 5/16 inches
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.8420
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 2 (2003), ch. III (Ukiyo-e), no. 193
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.