Copy of the Night Attack on the Sanjô Palace, from the Illustrated Scrolls of the Events of the Heiji Era (Heiji monogatari emaki) and others
early 19th century
Object PlaceKamakura Romantic
Medium/TechniqueUnmounted handscroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions39 x 900 cm
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.9283
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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.
Chôbunsai Eishi
about Bunka (1804–18) to Bunsei (1818–30) eras