Misogi (Purification Ritual) from the Tales of Ise

Sakai Hôitsu (Japanese, 1761–1828)

1810–15

Medium/TechniqueHanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and silver on silk

DimensionsImage: 111.5 x 50.4 cm (43 7/8 x 19 13/16 in.)
Overall: 208.3 x 72.4 cm (82 x 28 1/2 in.) (includes cord and roller)

Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds by exchange from the William Sturgis Bigelow Collection

Accession number2005.622

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ClassificationsPaintings

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Asia

ProvenanceUntil 1933, Kuwahara family collection, known as the Shoyo-an; December 16-17, 1933, sold at the Tokyo bijutsu kurabu; until 2001, Manno Museum; 2003, acquired by Klaus Naumann, Tokyo; 2005, sold by Klaus Naumann to the MFA. (Accession date: December 14, 2005)