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「第壱番め 近江源氏先陣館 四番つゞき」
Daiichibanme, Ômi Genji senjin yakata
「第壱番め 近江源氏先陣館 四番つゞき」
Utagawa Hiroshige III (Japanese, 1842–1894)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
1868 (Keiô 4/Meiji 1), intercalary 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.4 × 24.5 cm (13 15/16 × 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.34998.88
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionFrom an album of satirical prints, 11.34998.1-112.
11.34998.87 and 11.34998.88 are actually the left and right sides of a diptych, mounted in the album in reverse order.
11.34998.87 and 11.34998.88 are actually the left and right sides of a diptych, mounted in the album in reverse order.
Signed
Ôju Utashige ga
応需歌重画
応需歌重画
Marks
Censor's seal: Dragon intercalary aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：辰閏改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：辰閏改
彫師：なし
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 29, 2004)
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.