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Kiryû Benten zu
騎龍弁天図
Benzaiten, the Goddess of Music and Good Fortune, on a Dragon
Kiryû Benten zu
騎龍弁天図
Hashimoto Gahô (Japanese, 1835–1908)
Japanese
Meiji era
about 1886 (Meiji 19)
Medium/Technique
Panel; ink, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions
119.4 x 76.9 cm (47 x 30 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.8728
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Japanese Masterpieces (2012), #4; Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 2 (2003), ch. V (Meiji, Taishô, Shôwa), no. 10
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.