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Tanka yakibotoke zu
丹霞焼仏図
Zen Priest Tan Xia Burning a Buddhist Image
Tanka yakibotoke zu
丹霞焼仏図
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japanese
Edo period
mid Bunka era (1804–18)
Medium/Technique
Fan; ink and color on mica-coated paper
Dimensions
Upper length: 43.8 cm (17 1/4 in.); Lower length: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.); Radius: 16.6 cm (6 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number18.391
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 2 (2003), ch. III (Ukiyo-e), no. 383
Signed
Katsushika Hokusai hitsu
葛飾北斎筆
葛飾北斎筆
ProvenanceBy 1918, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1918, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 1, 1918)
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.