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絵本尽きぬ泉
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Ehon tsuki-no izumi (Picture Book of the Inexhaustible Spring)
絵本尽きぬ泉
Okada Gyokuzan (Japanese, 1737–1812)
Author of preface: Komoriken Uomaro (Japanese)
Publisher: Otsukaya Sobei (Japanese)
Author of preface: Komoriken Uomaro (Japanese)
Publisher: Otsukaya Sobei (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
Preface: 1796, Colophon: 1797
Medium/Technique
Woodblock printed book (stitched); ink on paper
Dimensions
26.1 x 17.9 cm (10 1/4 x 7 1/16 in.); ôhon
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number1997.435
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Signed
Artist signature: Gakô Hôkyô Gyokuzan
Marks
Artist seal: Gyokuzan Shôyu (Naotomo)
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: July 31, 1998)
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.