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「二龍尊神」
Two Dragon Gods (Niryû sonshin)
「二龍尊神」
Minamoto Chômin (or Nagatoshi?) (Japanese, active late 19th century)
Japanese
Meiji era
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print; ink on paper
Dimensions
65.6 x 29.9 cm (25 13/16 x 11 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20681
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThe artist is listed as the illustrator of a book published in 1900 (Meiji 23):
http://dbrec.nijl.ac.jp/BADB_RTJB-00299
http://dbrec.nijl.ac.jp/BADB_RTJB-00299
Signed
Minamoto Chômin (or Nagatoshi?) haiga (respectfully painted); Sawaki Suke... tô (blockcutter)
源長敏拜画、佐脇祐 刀
源長敏拜画、佐脇祐 刀
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.