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画帖 「彩色通」
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Album of color sketches: Saishiki tsû (The Knowledge of Color)
画帖 「彩色通」
Japanese
Edo period
1855 (Ansei 2), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Height x width: 32.7 × 24 cm (12 7/8 × 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.46041
NOT ON VIEW
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 26, 2022)
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.