Sparrows and Bamboo
Tawaraya Sôtatsu
(Japanese, died about 1642)
17th century
Medium/TechniqueOne from a pair of hanging scrolls; ink on paper
Dimensions115.4 x 49.3 cm (45 7/16 x 19 7/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.7222
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.
17th century
17th century
1799 (Kansei 11)
17th–18th centuries
late 18th century
late 18th century
17th century
mid 19th century
mid 19th century
mid 19th century
mid 19th century
dated 1777 (An'ei 6)