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「江戸根津大権現神前額面之縮図 御祭礼 正得四甲午歳 九月廿一日」 「正得四甲午歳ヨリ天保十一子歳マデ凡百二十七年に及デ又再興ス」
Sketch of a Framed Votive Painting at the Nezu Daigongen Shrine in Edo: The Festival on the 21st Day of the 9th Month of 1714, Year of the Wood Horse (Edo Nezu Daigongen jinzen gakumen no shukuzu, Gosairei, Shôtoku yon kinoe uma no toshi, kugatsu, nijûichinichi); Carried Out Again in 1840, the Year of the Rat, About 127 Years Since 1714 (Shôtoku yon kinoe uma no toshi yori Tenpô jûichi ne no toshi made oyoso hyaku nijûshichi nen ni oyonde mata saikô su)
「江戸根津大権現神前額面之縮図 御祭礼 正得四甲午歳 九月廿一日」 「正得四甲午歳ヨリ天保十一子歳マデ凡百二十七年に及デ又再興ス」
Japanese
Edo period
1840 (Tenmpô 11)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban triptych; 30.4 x 119.1 cm (11 15/16 x 46 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.45514a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThe festival of 1714 was an especially important one because the procession with the portable shrine (mikoshi) of the god was allowed to enter the grounds of the shogun's castle. Shortly thereafter, however, official patronage was withdrawn and so the festivals became less lavish than before.
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.