Books and Table, from the series The Rabbit's Boastful Exploits (Usagi tegarabanashi)
Ryûryûkyo Shinsai
(Japanese, 1764?–1820)
1819 (Bunsei 2)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
DimensionsShikishiban; 21 x 18.3 cm (8 1/4 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.20035
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPrints
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.
Ryûryûkyo Shinsai
1820 (Bunsei 3)
Ryûryûkyo Shinsai
about 1801–18 (Kyôwa 1–Bunka 15)
Ryûryûkyo Shinsai
1804 (Kyôwa 4/Bunka 1) (?)
Ryûryûkyo Shinsai
Ryûryûkyo Shinsai
Ryûryûkyo Shinsai
