Copy of Hell scenes from Illustrated Legends of the Kitano tenjin Shrine (Kitano tenjin engi emaki)
Sumiyoshi Hirokata
(Japanese, 1835–1883)
second half of 19th century
Object PlaceKamakura Romantic
Medium/TechniqueHandscroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions54.8 x 589.0 cm
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.9183
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Not on viewClassificationsPaintings
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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.
Sumiyoshi Hirokata
second half of 19th century
Sumiyoshi Hirokata
second half of 19th century
Sumiyoshi Hirokata
late 19th century
Sumiyoshi Hirokata
late 19th century
Sumiyoshi Hirokata
late 19th century
Sumiyoshi Hirokata
late 19th century
Sumiyoshi Hirokata
second half of 19th century