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「京下り 風流女六歌仙」 「當ル五月廿五日より於東両国広小路ニ而奉御覧入候」 「乍憚口上 京師細工人大石眼龍斎吉弘」
Fashionble Six Female Poetic Immortals, from Kyoto (Kyô kudari, Fûryû onna rokkasen), at Hirokoji in Higashi Ryôgoku
「京下り 風流女六歌仙」 「當ル五月廿五日より於東両国広小路ニ而奉御覧入候」 「乍憚口上 京師細工人大石眼龍斎吉弘」
Utagawa Kunimaro I (Japanese, active about 1850–1875)
Japanese
Edo period
1853 (Kaei 6), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
Dimensions
31.7 x 41.6 cm (12 1/2 x 16 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.45606
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
http://blog.livedoor.jp/misemono/archives/cat_50049045.html
DescriptionAn exhibition of life-sized dolls that was shown at Ryôgoku from the 5th month of 1853 showed present-day women representing classical poems by six female poets. The MFA has three designs by two artists, apparently from the same series: 11.37347 by Yoshifuji, and 11.37131 (duplicate 11.37974) and 11.38122 by Kuniyoshi, and a flier for the exhibition, 11.45606.
Signed
Shôchô ga
松蝶画
松蝶画
Inscriptions「御町中様益々御機嫌克く御座遊ばされ恐悦至極に存じ奉り候。随て此度当御開帳に付き、上方表より風流女六歌仙になぞらへ、士農工商の婦人に見立て、その情愛を生写しに仕立て、山林に滝をおとし、□□には雨を降らし、座舗には阿蘭陀より渡りし音曲箱に□□を敷きし其珍奇なる事、一時に山海を詠むが如く、水仕掛に仕立て御覧に入れ奉り候間、永当〳〵御来駕の程、偏に願い上げ奉り候」
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.