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大黒と恵比寿
Reproduction of a Painting of Daikoku and Ebisu, Painted by the Late Kano Hôgen Motonobu in 1551 (Tenmon 20) in His 75th Year
大黒と恵比寿
After: Kano Motonobu (Japanese, 1476–1559)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
19th century
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print; ink on paper
Dimensions
60.7 x 29.5 cm (23 7/8 x 11 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.26834
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Painted by the Late Kano Hôgen Motonobu in 1551 (Tenmon 20) in His 75th Year
Marks
Artist's seal: Motonobu no in
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.