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Emperor Xuanzong and Yang Guifei

(Japanese, 1757–1820)
Tenmei (1781 - 89) - Kansei (1789 - 1801) eras
Medium/TechniqueHanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and mica on silk
DimensionsImage: 53 x 85.2 cm (20 7/8 x 33 9/16 in.)
Overall: 162.6 x 106.7 cm (64 x 42 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.7754
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.
Kubo Shunman
latter half of Tenmei (1781 -89) - first half of Kansei (1789 - 1801) eras
Parody of Matsukaze and Murasame
Kubo Shunman
Kansei (1789 - 1801) - Bunka (1804 - 18) eras
Woman Preparing the Seven Herbs of Spring
Kubo Shunman
Bunka era (1804–18)
Kubo Shunman
about mid Tenmei era (1781–89)
Kubo Shunman
about latter half of the Tenmei era (1781–89)
Courtesan in the Snow at the New Year
Kubo Shunman
Bunka era (1804–18)
Women Representing the Three Cities (Edo)
Katsukawa Shunrin
about Kansei era (1789 - 1801)
Figures at left
Utagawa Toyoharu
latter half of Tenmei (1781 - 89) - first half of Kansei (1789 - 1801) eras
Mizuno Rochô
latter half of Tenmei (1781 - 89) - first half of Kansei (1789 - 1801) eras
Katsukawa Shunrin
about Kansei era (1789 - 1801)
Women Representing the Three Cities (Kyoto)
Katsukawa Shunrin
about Kansei era (1789 - 1801)