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大黒の兎回し
Daikoku and a Dancing Rabbit Imitating a Monkey Trainer and His Monkey
大黒の兎回し
Kawanabe Kyôsai (Japanese, 1831–1889)
Japanese
Edo period
possibly 1867 (Keiô 3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
14 x 28.2 cm (5 1/2 x 11 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.44697
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionA similar design appears as part of a harimaze sheet published in 1864: Kaikan sanjû shûnen kinen Kawanabe Kyôsai kinen bijutsukan cat. (2008), p. 104, #0799. This surimono was probably designed for a Year of the Hare, such as 1867.
Signed
Kyôsai
狂斎
狂斎
ProvenanceBy 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.
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.