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「実競色乃美名家見 梶原源太 傾城梅が枝」
Kajiwara Genta and the Courtesan Umegae (Kajiwara Genta, Keisei Umegae), from the series True Feelings Compared: The Founts of Love ( Jitsu kurabe iro no minakami)
「実競色乃美名家見 梶原源太 傾城梅が枝」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1798–99 (Kansei 10–11)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.3 x 24.6 cm (14 11/16 x 9 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.14303
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Graybill et al, The Artist's Touch, the Craftsman's Hand (Portland Art Museum cat., 2011), #60; Ukiyo-e shûka 3 (1978), list #367.6; Shibui, Ukiyo-e zuten Utamaro (1964), 110.2.2; Yoshida, Utamaro zenshû (1941), #369
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.14303, 21.6435
The publisher's seal reads "Chô han" and according to Asano and Clark is most likely a relative of Nishimuraya Yohachi or part of a related firm.
The publisher's seal reads "Chô han" and according to Asano and Clark is most likely a relative of Nishimuraya Yohachi or part of a related firm.
Signed
Utamaro hitsu
歌麿筆
歌麿筆
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
ProvenanceBy 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.
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.