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山水人物花鳥図巻
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Miscellaneous sketches of figures, fruit, and landscape
山水人物花鳥図巻
Matsumura Keibun (Japanese, 1779–1843)
Japanese
late Edo period
early 19th century
Medium/Technique
Handscroll; ink and light color on paper
Dimensions
Image: 28.4 x 360.8 cm (11 3/16 x 142 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.8427
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Signed
景文
Marks
景文之印 （白文方印）
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.