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Kamei Gyokudô (Japanese, 1801–51)
Japanese
Edo period
1835 (Tenpô 6)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
15.8 x 24.1 cm (6 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.45839
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Gyokudô
玉堂
玉堂
Marks
Censor's seals: square kiwame, round Goat
改印：羊、極
改印：羊、極
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.