Hokusai moyô gafu (An Album of Patterns by Hokusai)
Katsushika Hokusai
(Japanese, 1760–1849)
1884
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink on paper; black and white
DimensionsOverall: 23.5 x 16 cm (9 1/4 x 6 5/16 in.); hanshibon
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number1997.880
On View
Not on viewClassificationsIllustrated books
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; By 1926, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 31, 1998)
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.
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