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「北斎之の図 成井貞央写」
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Hokusai no zu, Narai sensei sha: Album with copies of two Illustrations in Shaka goichidaiki zue
「北斎之の図 成井貞央写」
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Ink on paper
Dimensions
Height x width: 29 × 42.8 cm (11 7/16 × 16 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.46048
NOT ON VIEW
Signed
Title slip: Hokusai no zu, Narai Sadao sha
北斎之の図 成井貞央写
北斎之の図 成井貞央写
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.