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Pattern of sparrow and bamboo
Pattern of sparrow and bamboo

Pattern of sparrow and bamboo

19th century
Medium/TechniqueLaminated mulberry paper; thrust carving; punch carving
Dimensions31.2 x 41.5 cm (12 5/16 x 16 5/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.34947
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsStencils
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: May 5, 2003)

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.