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Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780–1850)
Japanese
Edo period
early 19th century
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink, color, and metallic pigment on paper
Dimensions
Kokonotsugiri; 13.1 x 18.1 cm (5 1/8 x 7 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.24961
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Hokkei
北渓
北渓
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.