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Copy of the Life of a Painter (Eshi zôshi)

Copy of the Life of a Painter (Eshi zôshi)

(Japanese, 1835–1883)
late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueHandscroll; ink and color on paper
DimensionsImage: 29.7 × 270.1 cm (11 11/16 × 106 5/16 in.)
Overall: 33 × 324.2 cm (13 × 127 5/8 in.)
Credit LineSource unidentified
Accession number2021.36
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ClassificationsPaintings
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Provenance2021, accessioned by the MFA. (Accession Date: January 28, 2021)
Copy of Illustrated Legends of the Kitano tenjin Shrine (Kitano tenjin engi emaki) (Jôkyû version), scrolls 2, 3, 6, and 5
Sumiyoshi Hirokata
second half of 19th century
Copy of Illustrated Legends of the Kitano tenjin Shrine (Kitano tenjin engi emaki) (Jôkyû version), scroll 4
Copy of Illustrated Legends of the Kitano tenjin Shrine (Kitano tenjin engi emaki) (Jôkyû version), scroll 4
Sumiyoshi Hirokata
second half of 19th century
Copy of Illustrated Legends of the Kitano tenjin Shrine (Kitano tenjin engi emaki) (Jôkyû version), scroll 3
Sumiyoshi Hirokata
second half of 19th century
Copy of Illustrated Legends of the Kitano tenjin Shrine (Kitano tenjin engi emaki) (Jôkyû version), scroll 5
Sumiyoshi Hirokata
second half of 19th century
Copy of Illustrated Legends of the Kitano tenjin Shrine (Kitano tenjin engi emaki) (Jôkyû version), scroll 2
Sumiyoshi Hirokata
second half of 19th century
Copy of Hell scenes from Illustrated Legends of the Kitano tenjin Shrine (Kitano tenjin engi emaki)
Sumiyoshi Hirokata
second half of 19th century
Scene from the Tale of the Courtier Ban dainagon (Ban dainagon ekotoba)
Scene from the Tale of the Courtier Ban dainagon (Ban dainagon ekotoba)
Sumiyoshi Hirokata
late 19th century
Copy of a section of Minister Kibi's Adventures in China (Kibi daijin nittô emaki)
Copy of a section of Minister Kibi's Adventures in China (Kibi daijin nittô emaki)
Sumiyoshi Hirokata
late 19th century
Copy of the Tale of This-Worldly Benefits of Fudô (Fudô riyaku engi emaki)
Sumiyoshi Hirokata
late 19th century
Copy of the Scrolls of the Mongol Invasions (Môko shûrai ekotoba)
Copy of the Scrolls of the Mongol Invasions (Môko shûrai ekotoba)
Sumiyoshi Hirokata
late 19th century
Copy of the Illustrated Scrolls of the Events of the Heiji Era (Heiji monogatari emaki)
Copy of the Illustrated Scrolls of the Events of the Heiji Era (Heiji monogatari emaki)
Sumiyoshi Hirokata
late 19th century
Copy of the Illustrated Legends of the Taima Mandala (Taima mandara engi emaki), scroll 2
Copy of the Illustrated Legends of the Taima Mandala (Taima mandara engi emaki), scroll 2
Sumiyoshi Hirokata
second half of 19th century