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Copy of the Scrolls of Frolicking Animals and People (Chôjû jinbutsu giga), scroll 3

(Japanese, 1779–1843)
early 19th century
Object PlaceKamakura Romantic
Medium/TechniqueOne from a pair of handscrolls; ink and light color on paper
Dimensions27.2 x 1084.8 cm
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.9189
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ClassificationsPaintings
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Inscriptions蓋表「景文摸寫鳥羽僧正百戯之筆意二巻」蓋裏「静観堂蔵」
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.