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亀 (こて画)
Ryômin (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period

Medium/Technique Scorched paper
Dimensions 40.2 x 56 cm (15 13/16 x 22 1/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20713
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsDrawings

Signed Ryômin
了眠
Marks Artist's seal
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.