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青梅雀図
Sparrow on a Plum Tree
青梅雀図
Matsumura Keibun (Japanese, 1779–1843)
Japanese
late Edo period
early 19th century
Medium/Technique
Hanging scroll; ink and light color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 21.7 x 20.6 cm (8 9/16 x 8 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.8426
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Signed
景文
Marks
景文 （白文長方印)
Inscriptions蓋表「青梅雀之図」蓋裏「先師景文翁真蹟無疑者／奇峰観
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.