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Fuji-musume Standing with a Spray of Wisteria over Her Shoulder; A Demon Seated at Her Side
Hakuunsai (Japanese)
Japanese, Edo
Edo period–Meiji era
mid-19th century
Object Place: Edo, Japan
Medium/Technique
Stained ivory
Dimensions
H. .046
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.23202
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Africa and Oceania
ClassificationsNetsuke
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.