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蛍狩り
Woman Hunting Fireflies, Man Falling from Bench
蛍狩り
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
Dimensions
16.8 × 15.1 cm (6 5/8 × 5 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43798.8
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTwo albums of small ink-only prints, possibly cut from fan designs: 11.43798.1-16 and 11.43799.1-15.
Signed
Unsigned
無款
無款
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.