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[諸職必要] 紋切形
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[Shoshoku hitsuyô] Mon kirigata (Indispensible Patterns for Craftsmen)
[諸職必要] 紋切形
Keisai Eisen (Japanese, 1790–1848)
Author of preface: Keisai Eisen (Japanese, 1790–1848)
Publisher: Hon'ya Matasuke (Japanese)
Author of preface: Keisai Eisen (Japanese, 1790–1848)
Publisher: Hon'ya Matasuke (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1848 (Kôka 5/Kaei 1)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions
18.2 x 12 cm (kohon)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number1997.594
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Signed
Artist signature: Keisai Eisen henshu; signature of preface: Momijigawa no Shiin shi
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; By 1926, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 31, 1998)
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.