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「やつし源氏 御幸」
Miyuki, from the series Genji in Modern Guise (Yatsushi Genji)
「やつし源氏 御幸」
Isoda Koryûsai (Japanese, 1735–1790)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1770–72 (Meiwa 7–An'ei 1)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 25.5 x 19 cm (10 1/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19547
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Suzuki Harunobu (exh. cat., 2017), #128; Asia Soc./JASA, Designed for Pleasure (2008), p. 91, fig. 59 (this impression); Hockley 2003, p. 198, #C-1-29
DescriptionBased on a design by Harunobu, 21.4530.
Signed
Shomô ni yotte kozu o motte, Koryûsai kore o mosha su (In accordance with your wishes, Koryûsai has taken an old picture and copied it)
依取望以古図 湖龍斎模写之
依取望以古図 湖龍斎模写之
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.