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Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762–1819)
about early Kansei era (1789–1801)
Medium/TechniqueSection from a handscroll; ink, color, gold, and mica on silk
Dimensions27.8 x 230.3 cm (10 15/16 x 90 11/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession numberRES.09.273
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)
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
Figures on left
The Promise of Spring
Hishikawa Moronobu
about late Genroku era (1688–1704)
Image Not Available for Poem from Collection of Japanese Poems of a Thousand Years (Senzai wakashû) with design of butterflies
Poem from Collection of Japanese Poems of a Thousand Years (Senzai wakashû) with design of butterflies
Hon'ami Kôetsu
early 17th century
The Burning Cauldron, a section from the Hell Scrolls (Jigoku zôshi)
The Burning Cauldron, a section from the Hell Scrolls (Jigoku zôshi)
12th century
Copy of the Five Patriarchs of the Jôdo Sect (Jôdo goso e)
Copy of the Five Patriarchs of the Jôdo Sect (Jôdo goso e)
Unknown Tosa
late 19th century
Collection of Suggestive Pictures
Collection of Suggestive Pictures
Katsukawa Shunchô
About late Tenmei (1781–89) to early Kansei (1789–1801) eras
Pictures to Quench the Fire and Avoid Bewitchment
Tsukioka Sessai
about late An'ei (1772–81) to Tenmei (1781–89) eras
Legend of Tawara Toda (Tawara Toda emaki)
Artist unknown, Japanese
17th century
The Transformation of Mara's Arrows and The Temptation by Mara's Daughters, a section from the Sutra of Cause and Effect, Past and Present (Kako genzai e inga-kyô)
The Transformation of Mara's Arrows and The Temptation by Mara's Daughters, a section from the Sutra of Cause and Effect, Past and Present (Kako genzai e inga-kyô)
late 13th century
Messengers Arrive at the Palace of King Suddhodana, a section from the Sutra of Cause and Effect , Past and Present (Kako genzai e inga-kyô)
Messengers Arrive at the Palace of King Suddhodana, a section from the Sutra of Cause and Effect , Past and Present (Kako genzai e inga-kyô)
late 13th century
Sakyamuni with Brahmin Ascetics, a section from the Sutra of Cause and Effect, Past and Present (Kako genzai e inga-kyô)
Sakyamuni with Brahmin Ascetics, a section from the Sutra of Cause and Effect, Past and Present (Kako genzai e inga-kyô)
late 13th century
Attendants of King Bimbisara, a section from the Sutra of Cause and Effect, Past and Present (Kako genzai e inga-kyô)
Attendants of King Bimbisara, a section from the Sutra of Cause and Effect, Past and Present (Kako genzai e inga-kyô)
late 13th century