Young Woman Wearing a Kimono with Long, Hanging Sleeves
Kitao Shigemasa
(Japanese, 1739–1820)
about latter half of An'ei (1772–81) - first half Tenmei (1781–89) eras
Medium/TechniqueHanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
DimensionsImage: 87 x 31.2 cm (34 1/4 x 12 5/16 in.)
Overall: 184 x 48.7 cm (72 7/16 x 19 3/16 in.)
Overall: 184 x 48.7 cm (72 7/16 x 19 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.7723
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.
Kitao Masayoshi (Kuwagata Keisai)
first half of the Tenmei era (1764–1789)
Kitao Masayoshi (Kuwagata Keisai)
Bunka (1804 - 18) - Bunsei (1818 - 30) eras
19th century
15th century
14th century
latter half of the 13th century
15th century
14th century
19th century
14th–15th centuries