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伴大納言絵巻
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Copy of the Tale of the Courtier Ban dainagon (Ban dainagon ekotoba)
伴大納言絵巻
Japanese
Edo period
19th century
Object Place: Kamakura Romantic
Medium/Technique
Handscroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Height x width (Average): 29.2 × 30.6 cm (11 1/2 × 12 1/16 in.)
Individual measurements (cm):
27.4 x 36.6
19.9 x 38.9
35.0 x 27.2
36.8 x 26.9
35.3 x 27.3
36.5 x 27.5
37.3 x 27.3
36.5 x 27.5
36.2 x 28.1
37.5 x 27.5
35.5 x 27.6
37.5 x 27.6
38.0 x 27.1
37.0 x 27.1
36.0 x 27.3
37.0 x 27.4
36.0 x 27.6
35.2 x 27.3
37.0 x 27.5
Individual measurements (cm):
27.4 x 36.6
19.9 x 38.9
35.0 x 27.2
36.8 x 26.9
35.3 x 27.3
36.5 x 27.5
37.3 x 27.3
36.5 x 27.5
36.2 x 28.1
37.5 x 27.5
35.5 x 27.6
37.5 x 27.6
38.0 x 27.1
37.0 x 27.1
36.0 x 27.3
37.0 x 27.4
36.0 x 27.6
35.2 x 27.3
37.0 x 27.5
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.9378
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
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.