The Snake Woman of the Bottomless Cavern of Mount Kankû (Kankûsan muteidô no dajo), from Part IV, Vol. 1 of the book Ehon Saiyû Zenden
Katsushika Taito II
(Japanese, active about 1810–1853)
Katsushika Hokusai
(Japanese, 1760–1849)
preface: 1835 (Tenpô 6)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsOne page; 18 x 13.2 cm (7 1/16 x 5 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.19941
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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.
Katsushika Taito II
Katsushika Taito II
about 1830–44 (Tenpô era)
