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「大日本奇人画像 風俗高名伝」（＝日本奇人伝） 袋
Wrapper for the book Dai Nihon kijin gazô, Fûzoku kômyô den (=Nihon kijin den)
「大日本奇人画像 風俗高名伝」（＝日本奇人伝） 袋
Japanese
Edo period
1845 or later
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
21.7 x 16.7 cm (8 9/16 x 6 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.45759
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionIntact wrapper, folded and glued.
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
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.