Calligraphy (Sho), from the series The Four Accomplishments in Children's Play (Kodomo asobi shinô)
「子供遊四能 書」
Japanese
Edo period
Artist Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739–1820)
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 27 x 19.6 cm (10 5/8 x 7 11/16 in.)
Accession Number
11.30426
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (key block); ink on paper
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Signed
Kitao Shigemasa ga
北尾重政画
Provenance
By 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.
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection