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地蔵 閻魔 脱衣婆図
Jizô, the Bodhisattva of the Earth Matrix
地蔵 閻魔 脱衣婆図
Kikuchi Yôsai (Japanese, 1788–1878)
Japanese
Edo period
1845 (Kôka 2)
Medium/Technique
One of a set of three hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 151.6 x 53.7 cm (59 11/16 x 21 1/8 in.)
Overall: 209.6 × 57.8 cm (82 1/2 × 22 3/4 in.)
Overall: 209.6 × 57.8 cm (82 1/2 × 22 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.8645
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 2 (2003), ch. V (Meiji, Taishô, Shôwa), no. 66b
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.