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「十六楽玩（らくわん）之内 拳の楽しみ」
Enjoying a Game of Ken (Ken no tanoshimi), from the series Sixteen Amusements (Jûroku rakan no uchi)
「十六楽玩（らくわん）之内 拳の楽しみ」
Japanese
Meiji era
1871 (Meiji 4), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.8 × 24.4 cm (14 1/2 × 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40479
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Toyohara Kunichika hitsu
豊原国周筆
豊原国周筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Goat 9 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori ... (unread)
改印：未九改
彫師：彫齢
Blockcutter's mark: Hori ... (unread)
改印：未九改
彫師：彫齢
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.