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Horse and Groom
Horse and Groom

Horse and Groom

Kano Eitoku (Japanese, 1543–1590)
latter half of the 16th century
Medium/TechniqueHanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions36.1 x 33.2 cm (14 3/16 x 13 1/16 in.) (height x width)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.6831
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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Kano Eitoku Tachinobu
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Tiger and Bamboo
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Goose Descending in Moonlight
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Kano Eitoku
17th century
Tree
Kano Eitoku
17th century
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Kano Eitoku
16th century
Maples and Cryptomeria
Kano Eitoku
16th century
Tartar Envoys Bringing Tribute
Kano Eitoku
latter half of the 16th century
Gift Bearers at the Chinese Court
Kano Eitoku
16th century