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Zhong Kui (Shôki) the Demon Queller, with a Demon Carrying His Hat


鍾馗と鬼
Ritsuen (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions 20.4 x 16 cm (8 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.42163
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionPossibly identies of Ritsuen:
Nakamura Ritsuen, 1806–81, a scholar of classical Chinese
Asada Sôhaku, 1815–94, a noted doctor who used this pen name
Signed Ritsuen hitsu
栗園筆
Marks No censor's seal
No publisher's mark
改印:なし
版元: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.