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Chrysanthemums, from the album Shoga jô

1830 (Bunsei 13/Tenpô 1)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions23.7 x 32.8 cm (9 5/16 x 12 15/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.20671
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
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.
Two Birds and Waves
Artist unidentified, Japanese
Stove
Artist unidentified, Japanese
Birdcage; Calendar?
Artist unidentified, Japanese
Display of Votive Pictures (Ema)
Artist unidentified, Japanese
Kyôgen Play Suehirogari
Artist unidentified, Japanese
1833 (Tenpô 4)
Anthropomorphic Turtles
Artist unidentified, Japanese
Momotarô
Artist unidentified, Japanese
Palanquin Carriers
Artist unidentified, Japanese
Wading Fisherman
Artist unidentified, Japanese
Momotarô with a Demon Attendant
Artist unidentified, Japanese