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Tethered Hawks

18th–19th centuries
Medium/TechniqueSix round fans (uchiwa) mounted on a two-panel folding screen; ink and color on paper
Dimensions56.7 cm (22 5/16 in.) (greatest width of individual paintings)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.6954
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.
Landscape with Scholarly Retreat
Okada Beisanjin
1818 (Bunsei 1)
Landscape with Scholarly Retreat
Okada Hankô
1818 (Bunsei 1)
Rakan Riding on Various Animals
Artist unknown, Japanese
Genre Scene
Artist unknown, Japanese
first half of the 17th century
Section 3 of 3
Artist unknown, Japanese
late Kan'ei (1624–44) era
View: Section 2 of 3
Artist unknown, Japanese
late Kan'ei (1624–44) era
Cherry Tree in Bloom
Artist unknown, Japanese
early-17th century
Artist unknown, Japanese
Genna (1615–24) - Kan'ei (1624–44) eras
Dragon amid Clouds
Artist unknown, Japanese
16th century
Dragon amid Clouds
Artist unknown, Japanese
16th century