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「安政二卯十月二日大地震附類焼場所」
Locations of the Great Earthquke and Fire on the 2nd Day of the 10th Month, 1855 (Ansei ni u jûgatsu futsuka ôjishin fu ruishô basho)
「安政二卯十月二日大地震附類焼場所」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1855 (Ansei 2)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
49.4 x 72.5 cm (19 7/16 x 28 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38727
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Unsigned
無款
無款
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.