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Nio

(Japanese, 1628–1717)
(Japanese, dates unknown)
latter half of the 17th - first half of the 18th centuries
Medium/TechniqueOne of a set of three hanging scrolls; ink and color on paper
DimensionsImage: 128 x 55.2 cm (50 3/8 x 21 3/4 in.)

Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.6663
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.
Nio
Katayama Shôkei
latter half of the 17th - first half of the 18th centuries
Shaka, the Historical Buddha
Katayama Shôkei
latter half of the 17th - first half of the 18th centuries
Landscape
Katayama Shôkei
1713 (Shôtoku 3)
Fish
Yamada Dôan
18th–19th centuries
Grapes and Squirrels
Kusumi Morikage
17th century
Budai (Hotei) with Chinese Children
Kusumi Morikage
17th century
Goose and Reeds
Kusumi Morikage
17th century
One of the Niô, Deva Kings
Kitsuzan Minchô
19th century
Seven Gods of Good Fortune in Landscape
Kano Yôsen'in Korenobu
latter half of the 18th - first half of the 19th centuries
Seven Gods of Good Fortune in Landscape
Kano Yôsen'in Korenobu
latter half of the 18th - first half of the 19th centuries
Seven Gods of Good Fortune in Landscape
Kano Yôsen'in Korenobu
latter half of the 18th - first half of the 19th centuries
Waves
Takakura Zaisei
mid 19th century