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Gekka inoshishi zu
月下猪図
Wild Boar in the Moonlight
Gekka inoshishi zu
月下猪図
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japanese
Edo period
1818–30 (Bunsei era)
Medium/Technique
Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper
Dimensions
Image: 138.2 x 59 cm (54 7/16 x 23 1/4 in.)
Overall: 229 x 83 cm (90 3/16 x 32 11/16 in.)
Overall: 229 x 83 cm (90 3/16 x 32 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.7430
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Drama and Desire (2007), cat. no. 63; Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 2 (2003), ch. III (Ukiyo-e), no. 388
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.