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画学叢書
Tani Bunchô (Japanese, 1763–1840)
Author: Tani Bunchô (Japanese, 1763–1840)
Publisher: Tani Bunchô (Japanese, 1763–1840)
Author: Tani Bunchô (Japanese, 1763–1840)
Publisher: Tani Bunchô (Japanese, 1763–1840)
Japanese
Edo period
undated (about 1827, Bunsei 10)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 22.8 x 15.8 cm (9 x 6 1/4 in.); hanshibon
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number2019.1179
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Marks
label of William Sturgis Bigelow ("WSB")
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.