Zen Priest Tan Xia Burning a Buddhist Image
Katsushika Hokusai
(Japanese, 1760–1849)
mid Bunka era (1804–18)
Medium/TechniqueFan; ink and color on mica-coated paper
DimensionsUpper length: 43.8 cm (17 1/4 in.); Lower length: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.); Radius: 16.6 cm (6 9/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number18.391
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPaintings
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1918, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1918, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 1, 1918)
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.
Kano Shôei
16th century
