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Wrapper for the book Bunsen gafu, zokuhen

(Japanese, 1790–about 1862)
1855 (Ansei 2)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions21.6 x 15.3 cm (8 1/2 x 6 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.45738
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 19, 2005)

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.
Geisha
Seki Bunsen
1822 (Bunsei 5)
Turtle on Leash
Seki Suigaku
Garden Gate
Seki Suigaku
Seki Ryôsetsu
mid-18th century
Waterfall at Mount Lu
Seki Sashû
mid 19th century
RESTRICTED: For reference use
Detail
Seki Ryôsetsu
mid-18th century
Tsuba with design of snake
Seki Yoshinori
mid-19th century
Tsuba with design of Raijin raising a storm
Seki Yoshinori
Late 19th century
Tsuba with design of squirrel and vine
Seki Yoshinori
Late 19th century
Tsuba with design of Daruma
Seki Yoshinori
mid-19th century