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Little Girl Playing a Miniature Zither


琴箏類の楽器をひく少女
Artist unknown, Japanese
Attributed to: Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739–1820)
Japanese
Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 37.7 x 25.3 cm (14 13/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13870
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionAnother impression, in the British Museum, is attributed to Kiyonaga; the instrument is described as a toy koto.
Signed Unsigned
無款
Marks No publisher's mark
版元:なし
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.