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玄対先生画譜
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Gentai sensei gafu
玄対先生画譜
Watanabe Gentai (Japanese, 1749–1822)
Japanese
Edo period
undated (about 1806)
Medium/Technique
woodblock printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 24.9 x 17.4 cm (9 13/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number2019.1120
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
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: October 7, 2019)
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.