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The Elephant's Leash
The Elephant's Leash

The Elephant's Leash

Chôbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829)
Bunka era (1804–18)
Medium/TechniqueHandscroll; ink, color, gold, and mica on silk
DimensionsOverall: 34 x 566.3 cm (13 3/8 x 222 15/16 in.)
Image: 30.6 x 536 cm (12 1/16 x 211 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession numberRES.09.232
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPaintings
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1909, sold by an unidentified collector or dealer in Japan to William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston; 1909, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 10, 1909)
Comparison of Passionate Women
Chôbunsai Eishi
about Bunka (1804–18) to Bunsei (1818–30) eras
Preparatory drawing for Comparison of Passionate Women
Chôbunsai Eishi
about Bunka (1804–18) to Bunsei (1818–30) eras
Collection of Suggestive Pictures
Collection of Suggestive Pictures
Katsukawa Shunchô
About late Tenmei (1781–89) to early Kansei (1789–1801) eras
Incantations to the Female-Male Principle
Incantations to the Female-Male Principle
Tsukioka Settei
An'ei era (1772–81)
Foolish Games
Katsukawa Shun'ei
about early Kansei era (1789–1801)
One Man Making Love to Ten Women
One Man Making Love to Ten Women
Artist unknown, Japanese
about Kyôwa (1801–04) - early Bunka (1804–18) eras
View 2 of 2
Brocades of the Capital
Nishikawa Sukenobu
Kyôhô (1716–36) to Genbun (1736–41) eras
Enjoying the Evening Cool on the Sumida River
Enjoying the Evening Cool on the Sumida River
Chôbunsai Eishi
Bunka (1804 - 08) - Bunsei (1818 - 30) eras
Women with Maple
Chôbunsai Eishi
about Kyôwa (1801–04) - first half of the Bunka (1804–18) eras
Parody of the Three Vinegar Tasters
Chôbunsai Eishi
about 1821 (Bunsei 4)
Ferryboat Across the Sumida River
Chôbunsai Eishi
about Bunka era (1804–18)
Conservation Status: After Treatment
Women with Cherry
Chôbunsai Eishi
about Kyôwa (1801–04) - first half of Bunka (1804–18) eras