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Embroidered picture
Japanese
Meiji era
late 19th or early 20th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Silk, gold metallic thread; embroidered and couched
Dimensions
Height x width: 27 1/4 x 21 3/4 in. (69.2 x 55.2 cm)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.3870
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPicture of Shojo, a character from a Noh play, embroidered in reddish-orange, blue, green and pink silk and couched with gold-wrapped thread on a black wool ground. The reverse side has a painting of lilies and roses on a natural ecru silk ground.
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.