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Squirrel on Cypress Tree
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Matsumura Keibun (Japanese, 1779–1843)
Japanese
late Edo period
early 19th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper
Dimensions
Image: 129.5 x 59.6 cm (51 x 23 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.8431
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Signed
「景文」／翠圃の賛「龍筋鶴骨老推頽百大修圍折／巨雷倦鵲飛来望百繞踏枝不／著又驚回 翠圃外史録以題」
Marks
「景文」（白文長方印）／翠圃の賛「閒窓弄筆」（白文方印）「無□勝有聲」（白文方印）「山華水鳥皆知己」（白文長方印）
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.