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Chikusai zôgaroku
Japanese
Meiji era
colophon: 1879 (Meiji 12)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 16.8 x 24.3 cm (6 5/8 x 9 9/16 in.); yokobon
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number2019.1190
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Signed
colophon: artist/author: hissha Kiyomizu Kumasaburô
奥付け：筆者清水熊三郎
奥付け：筆者清水熊三郎
Marks
collection 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.