a- Murasaki iro - seated couple. b- Tobi iro - woman pushing man's arm away. Illustration from unknown book.
Japanese
Edo period
Artist Kitagawa Utamaro I (Japanese, early 1750s–1806)
Dimensions
20.3 x 28 cm (8 x 11 in.)
Accession Number
11.21684
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (key block); ink on paper
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Joint image: 11.21684 (top), 11.21682 (bottom).
Signed
Unsigned
無款
Provenance
By 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
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.
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection