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(Ryûko zu no uchi) Tora zu
龍虎図
Tiger
(Ryûko zu no uchi) Tora zu
龍虎図
Soga Shôhaku (Japanese, 1730–1781)
Japanese
Edo period
late 1770s
Medium/Technique
One of a pair of hanging scrolls; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 133.5 x 53.6 cm (52 9/16 x 21 1/8 in.)
Overall: 217.2 x 71.1 cm (85 1/2 x 28 in.)
Overall: 217.2 x 71.1 cm (85 1/2 x 28 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.7052
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 2 (2003), ch. IV (Shôhaku, Jakuchû), no. 18b
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.