Edo Castle
Sena Kibun
(Japanese, 1716–1796)
end of 18th century
Medium/TechniqueOne from a pair of hanging scrolls; ink and oil pigments on silk
DimensionsImage: 49 x 74 cm (19 5/16 x 29 1/8 in.)
Overall: 136 x 96 cm (53 9/16 x 37 13/16 in.)
Overall: 136 x 96 cm (53 9/16 x 37 13/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.8120
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.
end of 18th century
15th century
15th century
latter half of the 17th - first half of the 18th centuries
latter half of the 17th - first half of the 18th centuries
latter half of the 17th century
latter half of the 17th century
early 19th century
early 19th century
1801 (Kyôwa 1)
1801 (Kyôwa 1)
1869 (Meiji 2)