(Manga zukô) Gunchô gaei (A Swarm of Butterflies: Pictures by Itchô)
Hanabusa Itchô
(Japanese, 1652–1724)
Suzuki Rinshô
(Japanese, 1732–1803)
Suzuki Rinshô
(Japanese, 1732–1803)
Yamazaki Kinbei
(Japanese)
Colophon: 1778 (An'ei 7); Preface: 1769 (Meiwa 6)
Medium/Techniquewoodblock printed book; ink on paper
DimensionsOverall: 27.1 x 18.2 cm (10 11/16 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number1997.777.1-3
On View
Not on viewClassificationsIllustrated books
Collections
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.
Hanabusa Ippô
Preface and postface: 1752; colophon: 1754
