Bakemono Yamato honzô (Supernatural History of Japan)
Katsushika Hokusai
(Japanese, 1760–1849)
Kitao Masanobu (Santô Kyôden)
(Japanese, 1761–1816)
1798
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions17.9 × 12.8 cm (7 1/16 × 5 1/16 in.); kohon
Credit LineSource unidentified
Accession number1997.657
On View
On viewClassificationsIllustrated books
Collections
ProvenancePrior to 1903, Saito Bunko and Mori; probably by 1903, part of the library of the department of the Art of Asia, Museum of Fine Arts [see note]; 1997, catalogued by the MFA; 1998, accessioned by the MFA. (Accession Date: July 31, 1998)
NOTE: This may have been deposited at the MFA by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston. Much of Bigelow’s collection of Asian art, books, and works on paper 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 between about 1890 and 1903.
NOTE: This may have been deposited at the MFA by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston. Much of Bigelow’s collection of Asian art, books, and works on paper 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 between about 1890 and 1903.
Katsushika Hokusai
1829 (Bunsei 12)