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「寿という獣」「十二教訓」
An Auspicious Beast (Ju to iu jû); The Twelve Precepts (Jûni kyôkun)
「寿という獣」「十二教訓」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1848–54 (Kaei era)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.6 x 23.4 cm (14 x 9 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.37487
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ôta Mem. Mus., Warau ukiyo-e (2013), #77
DescriptionThe animal is a composite of parts of the twelve animals of the zodiac.
Signed
Enrôsai Shigemitsu ga
遠浪斎重光画
遠浪斎重光画
Marks
No censor's seal
No blockcutter's mark
改印：なし
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：なし
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: January 19, 2005)
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.