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Komachi Praying for Rain (Amagoi Komachi), possibly from an untitled series of Seven Komachi

Komachi Praying for Rain (Amagoi Komachi), possibly from an untitled series of Seven Komachi

(Japanese, 1787–1832)
(Japanese)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 38.7 x 26.5 cm (15 1/4 x 10 7/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.18084
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoem: Kotowari ya/ hi no moto nareba/ teri mo sen/ saritote wa mata/ ame ga shita to wa
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.
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