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「大器械活動人形」 「太夫元林與兵衛・細工人大江定橘郎、大田政次」 「浅草奥山におゐて興行仕候」
Life-sized Mechanical Dolls (Ôkarakuri iki ningyô), on Display at Asakusa
「大器械活動人形」 「太夫元林與兵衛・細工人大江定橘郎、大田政次」 「浅草奥山におゐて興行仕候」
Suginoya (Japanese)
Japanese
Meiji era
1877 (Meiji 10), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
Dimensions
38.3 x 51.2 cm (15 1/16 x 20 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.45589
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
http://blog.livedoor.jp/misemono/archives/51779479.html
Signed
Suginoya ga (?)
杦の家画
杦の家画
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.