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Yanagi ni karasu zu
柳に鳥図
Willow and Crows
Yanagi ni karasu zu
柳に鳥図
Attributed to: Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japanese
Edo period
1841 (Tenpô 12)
Medium/Technique
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 84.7 x 42.5 cm (33 3/8 x 16 3/4 in.)
Overall: 193 x 68 cm (76 x 26 3/4 in.)
Overall: 193 x 68 cm (76 x 26 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.7421
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Hokusai (2013), #138; Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 2 (2003), ch. III (Ukiyo-e), no. 393
Signed
Hachijûnisô Gakyôjin Manji hitsu
八十二叟画狂老人卍筆
八十二叟画狂老人卍筆
Marks
Katsushika
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
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.