Children and Cats at Play, Newly Published (Shinpan kodomo neko asobi)
「新板子供猫あそび」
Japanese
Meiji era
Artist Unknown, Japanese, Publisher Sawamuraya Seikichi (Japanese)
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.2 x 25.2 cm (14 5/8 x 9 15/16 in.)
Accession Number
11.44661
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Signed
Unsigned
無款
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: January 19, 2005)
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