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Enma, the Lord of the Realm of Death, and His Crystal Mirror

(Japanese, 1726–1792)
(Japanese, 1730–1804)
about 1785–86 (Tenmei 5–6)
Medium/TechniqueHanging scroll; ink and color on silk
DimensionsImage: 89.9 x 34.8 cm (35 3/8 x 13 11/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.7773
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.
Parody of the Four Accomplishments: Music, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting
Katsukawa Shunshô
first half of Kansei era (1789 - 1801)
Woman Strolling by Iris
Katsukawa Shunshô
about late An'ei (1772–81) - early Tenmei (1781–89) eras
Figure
Katsukawa Shunshô
around 1787–88 (Tenmei 7–8)
Katsukawa Shunshô
about 1785–86 (Tenmei 5–6)
Parody of Hanshan (Kanzan) and Shide (Jittoku)
Katsukawa Shunshô
1787–88 (Tenmei 7–8)
Four Women Making Dolls
Katsukawa Shunshô
first half of the Tenmei era (1781–89)
Three Women Arranging Flowers
Katsukawa Shunshô
first half of the Kansei era (1789 - 1801)
Katsukawa Shunshô
about 1783–84 (Tenmei 3–4)
Women Representing the Three Cities (Edo)
Katsukawa Shunrin
about Kansei era (1789 - 1801)
Courtesan and Child Attendant Under a Cherry Tree
Katsukawa Shunchô
first half of Kansei era (1789 - 1801)
Kô no Moronao Spying on Kaoyo gozen after her Bath
Katsukawa Shunchô
about the latter half of Tenmei (1781 - 89) - first half of Kansei (1789 - 1801) eras
Katsukawa Shungyô
Tenmei (1781 - 89) - Kansei (1789 - 1801) eras