8 3 White figured silk satin with pine needle, arabesque and bamboo circle design Figured silk satin; tie-dyeing; embroidery; ん地 20 川ビ Length: 161.8 cm; center back t0 wrist: 63.9 cm Ed0 period, 18th century WiIliam Sturgis Bigelow C011ection 11.3905 8 4 んな房 BIue-and-white ramie with pleasure b0 , plum and bamboo design Ramie; yuzen dyeing; embroidery Length: 162.6 cm; center back tO wrist: 58.9 cm Ed0 period, 18th century WiIIiam Sturgis Bigelow C011ection 21.1134 BIack silkcrepe with cherryblossom and mapleleaf design SiIk crepe; embroidery Length: 156.6 cm; center back tO wrist: 59.4 cm Meiji era, 19th century WiIIiam Sturgis BigeIow Collection 11.3867 86 No robe ofthe 0 type Light green silk twill with undulating stripe and peony design SiIk twill with supplementary silk and gilt-paper wefts tied Length: 143.2 cm; center back t0 wrist: 69.5 cm Ed0 period, 17th—18th century WiIliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection and Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund 15.1155 87 No robe ofthe 0 type Red silk twill with stream, reed, chrysanthemum and water-wheel design Silk twill with supplementary silk and gilt-paper wefts tied Length: 142.9 cm; center back t0 wrist: 70.0 cm Ed0 period, 18th century WiIIiam Sturgis BigeIow Collection 11.3811 8 8 No robe ofthe 0 type GoId silk twill with butterfly and alpine flower design SiIk twill with supplementary silk and gilt-paper wefts tied Length: 153.7 cm; center back t0 wrist: 77.2 cm Meiji era, 19th century William Sturgis BigeIow C011ection 21.180 89 No robe ofthe 訪 0 んど〃 type purple silk gauze with fan, wisteria and stream design Silk gauze with silk and gilt-paper patterning wefts Length: 108.5 cm; center back tO wrist: 105.7 cm Meiji era, 19th century WiIIiam Sturgis BigeIow Collection 11.3887 90 No robe ofthe 〃″訪ん″ type White, red and light blue silk satin with alternating blocks and swallow, flowers and れ 05 ん design Silk satin; tie-dyeing; embroidery; stenciled gold leaf Length: 148.4 cm; center back tO wrist: 69.0 cm Ed0 period, 18th century WiIIiam sturgis Bigelow Collection and Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund 15.1160 91 No robe ofthe んの・切″ type Dark blue satin with go brocade with plum tree and paulownia roundel design satin gold brocade with supplementary silk and gilt- paper wefts tied Length: 148.1 cm; shoulder width: 39.4 cm; sleeve width: 77.8 cm Ed0 period, 18th-19th century WiIIiam Sturgis BigeIow Collection 11.3877 92 No robe ofthe れなな type Red and dark blue silk twill with alternating blocks and Buddhist gong and flower-centered, tortoise-shell design Silk twill with supplementary silk and gilt-paper wefts tied Length: 144.1 cm; center back t0 wrist: 72.2 cm Ed0 period, 19th century William Sturgis Bigelow C011ection 1L3799 Ⅸ

63 Hawk By Soga Shohaku Two panels; ink on paper Ed0 period, latter halfofthe 18th century 165.8 x 135.3 cm each WiIIiam Sturgis Bigelow CoIIection 11.7049.1 ー 2 64 Asahina in a Tug-of-warwith a Demon By Soga Shohaku rrwo-panel folding screen; ink and color on paper 165.4x 180.8 cm Ed0 period, latter halfofthe 18th century Fenollosa-Weld Collection 11.4516 Transcendent Attacking a Whirlwind By Soga Shohaku Six-panel folding screen; ink and light gold on paper 155.8x 364.0 cm Edo period, latter halfofthe 18th century Fenollosa-Weld Collection 11.4510 66 le Four Sages ofMount Shang By Soga Shohaku Pair ofsix-panel folding screens; ink and gold on paper Right: 154.5 X361.4cm , left: 154.7X361.2 cm Ed0 period, latter halfofthe 18th century Fenollosa-Weld Collection 11.4513-4514 67 第 le Three Laughers at Tiger Ravine By Soga Shohaku Two-panel folding screen; ink on paper 150.3x 175.4 cm Edo period, latter halfofthe 18th century WiIIiam Sturgis Bigelow Collection 11.7032 68 Hawk on a Rock By Soga Shohaku Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk 111.6X47.0cm Ed0 period, latter halfofthe 18th century William Sturgis Bigelow C011ection 11.6984 69 Landscape By Soga Shohaku Six-panel folding screen; ink on paper 162.9 x 361.2 cm Ed0 period, latter halfofthe 18th century WiIIiam Sturgis Bigelow Collection 11.7030 70 Drunken Li Bai By Soga Shohaku Six-panel folding screen; ink on paper 162.8X362.0 cm Ed0 period, latter halfofthe 18th century William Sturgis Bigelow C011ection 11.7029 Part Ⅵ : Swords and Textiles —The Fascination 0fJapanese Craftsmanship The Japanese collection ofthe Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston, reflects BigeIow and Fenollosa's comprehensive attitude toward collecting based on a systematic historical approach. Consequently, it is interesting that decorative and industrial art objects were included among their acquisitions. ln Meiji-era Japan, ceramics, lacquerwares, and metalwork were being produced in great quantities for export tO the West, and such works in great part supported the economy Of Japan as a modern nation-state. Furthermore, the production ofthese types ofworks was possible because of the high level of technical proficiency that had been cultivated in these areas through the Ed0 period. The swords and textiles exhibited here represent forms ofhandcraft that were not exported as energetically as the above-mentioned genres. ln particular, the very reason for the existence of swords, which had been the symbol 0f the samurai warrior, had been deeply shaken by the dissolution Of the samurai government that had endured for so long. However, swordmaking and textile arts were bOth born out Ofthe exceptional technical proficiency cultivated by the Japanese, and in that sense duly represented the technical strength 0f decorative artS and craft in Japan. The decorative art collections ofBigelow and the others reveal their recognition Of these objects as an important component in telling the story 0f the history and culture 0f Japan. Furthermore, the fact that these collectors demonstrated an interest even in swords, which domestically within Japan were in a state Of criSiS as an art form, reveals the objectivity oftheir evaluation ofJapan s decorative arts. 71 ル訪 / sword By Yasutsuna Tempered steel (Sakai Motoki) Length: 81.1 cm; curvature: 2.7 cm Heian period, 10th—12th century WiIIiam Sturgis Bigelow C011ection 11.10974 72 7 ン〃加 sword By Kunitoshi Tempered steel Length: 25.7 cm; curved inward Kamakura period, 13th century WiIIiam Sturgis BigeIow CoIIection 11.11227 73 7 〃加 sword By Norinaga Ⅷ Tempered steel Length: 22.9 cm; curved inward Kamakura period, dated 1319 (Bunpo 3 ) Charles Goddard WeId CoIIection 11.5144 7 ン訪 / sword By Shigehisa Tempered steel Length: 69.0 cm; curvature: 1.8 cm Kamakura period, 13th century WiIIiam Sturgis Bigelow C011ection 1L11157 75 7 訪 / sword By Naganori Tempered steel Length: 71.4 cm; curvature: 2.2 cm Kamakura period, 13th—14th century Gift ofMrs. Charles Goddard Weld 13.275 7 ン〃加 sword By Naganori Tempered steel Length: 26.1 cm; curved inward Kamakura period, dated 1300 (Shoan 2 ) WiIIiam Sturgis BigeIow CoIIection 11.11252b 77 7 ン chisword By Sukeshige Tempered steel Length: 79.5 cm; curvature: 2.0 cm Nanbokuch0 period, dated 1343 (Koei 2 ) WiIIiam Sturgis BigeIow CoIIection 11.10955 ル訪 / sword By Kagemoto Tempered steel Length: 69.7 cm; curvature: 1.8 cm Kamakura period, 14th century Charles Goddard Weld Collection 11.5080 79 7 ン訪 / sword By Kanemitsu Tempered steel Length: 70.5 cm; curvature: 1.9 cm Kamakura-Nanbokucho period, 14th century Charles Goddard Weld CoIIection 11.5097a 80 Sword mounting ofthe ″ 0 - 〃 0- な訪れ ype with decoration offamily crests Total: 109.5 cm Ed0 period, 18th century Charles Goddard Weld Collection 11.5097b Sword mounting ofthe 応 m ・ / - な訪れ ype with decoration ofphoenixes Total: 100.3 cm Ed0 period, 18th—19th century WiIIiam Sturgis BigeIow Collection 11.11228b 82 Sword mounting ofthe ん 4 訪れ ype with decoration Ofautumn grasses By Shibahara Toshiyoshi ( 1828 ー ? ) Total: 44.1 cm Edo peri0d-Meiji era, 19th century William Sturgis BigeIow C011ection 11.11252a