Copy of the Illustrated Scrolls of the Legends of the Taima Mandala (Taima mandara engi), scroll 1
Reizei Tamechika
(Japanese, 1823–1864)
mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueOne from a pair of handscrolls; ink and color on paper
DimensionsImage: 45.7 × 441.4 cm (18 × 173 3/4 in.)
Overall: 45.7 × 464.7 cm (18 × 182 15/16 in.)
Overall: 45.7 × 464.7 cm (18 × 182 15/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.7201.1
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Not on viewClassificationsPaintings
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: August 3, 1911)
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.
Reizei Tamechika
mid-19th century
Matsumura Keibun
early 19th century
Ōta Keigyoku
1820 (Bunsei 3)
