Miniature images of Chinese subjects (R to L, T to B): The Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety (Jûnishi kô zu); the Eight Immortals of the Winecup (Inchû hassen zu); 100 Variants of the Character for Long LIfe (Hyaku ju zu); the Orchid Pavilion (Rantei zu); the Thousand-character Classic (Senjimon)
Matsuda Rokuzan (Gengendô II)
(Japanese, 1836–1903)
Medium/TechniqueCopperplate etching; ink on paper
Dimensions6.6 × 9.1 cm (2 5/8 × 3 9/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.45842.10
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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.
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.
Matsuda Rokuzan (Gengendô II)
Matsuda Rokuzan (Gengendô II)
Matsuda Rokuzan (Gengendô II)
Matsuda Rokuzan (Gengendô II)
Matsuda Rokuzan (Gengendô II)
Matsuda Rokuzan (Gengendô II)
Matsuda Rokuzan (Gengendô II)