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齢長尺桃色寿主
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Yowai no nagashaku momoiro juzu (The Long Ruler of Life and the Pink Prayer Beads)
齢長尺桃色寿主
Japanese
Edo period
1788 (Tenmei 8)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions
16.7 x 12.9 cm (6 9/16 x 5 1/16 in.); kohon
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number1997.383
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba City Mus., Chôbunsai Eishi ten (2023), #121
Signed
artist and author (colophon): Chôbunsai Eishi ga; Kôki saku
奥付け：鳥文斎栄之画; 甲亀作
奥付け：鳥文斎栄之画; 甲亀作
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; By 1926, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 31, 1998)
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.