Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2011
The Year
Acquisitions
Art of Asia, Oceania, and Africa: July 2009–June 2011
Bamboo, Plum, and Orchids
19th century
Artist Yamamoto Baiitsu
Image: 117.5 x 44.5 cm (46 1/4 x 17 1/2 in.)
Hanging scroll; ink and color on satin
Classification: Paintings
Culture: Japanese
Period: Edo period
Accession number: 2010.1011
Provenance/Ownership History: 1998, sold by Kaikodo, New York, to an anonymous collector; 2010, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 26, 2011)
Anonymous gift in honor of George Abrams