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「白澤之図」
Picture of a Hakutaku (Hakutaku no zu)
「白澤之図」
Japanese
Edo period
1858 (Ansei 5), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.3 x 24.5 cm (13 7/8 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.36959
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Shibuya Kuritsu Shôtô Bijutsukan, Ukiyoeshitachi no shinbutsu (1999), #171
DescriptionThe hakutaku was often considered to be the same thing as the baku, a benevolent monster that eats nightmares.
Mark of unidentified publisher "Shôkindô."
Mark of unidentified publisher "Shôkindô."
Signed
Ôju Seiken Gengyo ga
応需 整軒玄魚画
応需 整軒玄魚画
Marks
Censor's seal: Horse 8
No blockcutter's mark
改印：午八
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：午八
彫師：なし
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 19, 2005)
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.