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京都大極殿図
Requires Photography
Design for the restoration of the Taikyokuden (Kyoto)
京都大極殿図
Japanese
Meiji era
about 1890 (Meiji 23)
Medium/Technique
Silk
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .710 x .703
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.9242
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Signed
Unsigned
無款
無款
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.