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Japanese
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk
Dimensions
Overall (Full loom width): 82.6 x 70.5 cm (32 1/2 x 27 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.24785
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
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.