Wrapper for the book Ehon Toyotomi Ryûkyû gunki, Part 1, complete in 10 volumes (zenpen, zen jûsatsu)
Okada Gyokuzan
(Japanese, 1737–1812)
1836 (Tenpô 7)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions23.9 × 18.8 cm (9 7/16 × 7 3/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.45857.5
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Not on viewClassificationsPrints
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: 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.
Okada Gyokuzan
Preface: 1796, Colophon: 1797
Jitokusai Gyokuzan
Late 18th–early 19th century
