The Asazuma-bune in Cloud and Rain
Teisai Hokuba
(Japanese, 1771–1844)
Bunsei (1818–30) to Tenpô (1830–44) eras
Medium/TechniqueHandscroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
DimensionsImage: 27.5 x 519.5 cm (10 13/16 x 204 1/2 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession numberRES.09.243
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ProvenanceBy 1909, sold by an unidentified collector or dealer in Japan to William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston; 1909, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 10, 1909)
Teisai Hokuba
about latter half of Bunsei (1818 - 30) - first half of Tenpô (1818 - 30) eras
Teisai Hokuba
about Bunka (1804 - 18) - Bunsei (1818 - 30)