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奥付
Handwritten colophon for album of the series Famous Places in Tokyo (Tôkyô meisho zue)
奥付
For: Utagawa Hiroshige III (Japanese, 1842–1894)
Japanese
Meiji era
1873 (Meiji 6), July
Medium/Technique
Ink on paper
Dimensions
14.7 × 5.6 cm (5 13/16 × 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.45391.52
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsCalligraphy
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.