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Ōhara onna zu
大原女図
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Woman from Ōhara Carrying Bundles of Firewood
Ōhara onna zu
大原女図
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japanese
Edo period
latter half of Bunka (1804 - 18) - first half of Bunsei (1818 - 30) eras
Medium/Technique
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 92.8 x 33.7 cm (36 9/16 x 13 1/4 in.)
Overall: 174 x 52 cm (68 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.)
Overall: 174 x 52 cm (68 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.7432
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Drama and Desire (2007), cat. no. 62; Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 2 (2003), ch. III (Ukiyo-e), no. 386
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.