The Goddess of Itsukushima and the God of the Gion Shrine; preliminary sketches for illustrations in the book Nichiren shônin ichidai zue (An Illustrated Life of Nichiren)
Katsushika Isai
(Japanese, 1821–1880)
1858 (Ansei 5)
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper
DimensionsImage: 21.2 × 14.6 cm (8 3/8 × 5 3/4 in.)
Image: 21.2 × 14.4 cm (8 3/8 × 5 11/16 in.)
Overall: 142 × 39 cm (55 7/8 × 15 3/8 in.)
Legacy dimension: .209 x .133
Mounting: 141 x 34.3 cm Bottom rod: 39.6cm
Image: 21.2 × 14.4 cm (8 3/8 × 5 11/16 in.)
Overall: 142 × 39 cm (55 7/8 × 15 3/8 in.)
Legacy dimension: .209 x .133
Mounting: 141 x 34.3 cm Bottom rod: 39.6cm
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.9116
On View
On viewClassificationsDrawings
Collections
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.
