The Four Accomplishments, a Copy of the Hikone byôbu
Kano Tanshin Morimichi
(Japanese, 1785–1835)
first half of the 19th century
Medium/TechniqueOne of a set of three hanging scrolls; ink, color, gold, and silver on silk
Dimensions96.6 x 34 cm (38 1/16 x 13 3/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.6546
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPaintings
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.
Kano Tanshin Morimichi
first half of the 19th century
Kano Tanshin Morimichi
first half of the 19th century
Kano Tanshin Morimasa
latter half of the 17th - first half of the 18th centuries