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Farmers working at dawn
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Farmers working at dawn

Unidentified artist 佚名 (Chinese, active 16th–mid 16th century)
mid 16th–16th century
Medium/TechniqueInk and white and red on silk
DimensionsOverall: 30 x 49cm (11 13/16 x 19 5/16in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.6152
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPaintings
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.
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Unidentified artist 佚名
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Unidentified artist 佚名
1644–1911
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Unidentified artist 佚名
17th century
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1644–1911
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17th century
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