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はなくらへ 弐偏 枯れ枝に朝顔
Morning Glory on Withered Vine, from the series Comparisons of Flowers, Part 2 (Hanakurabe nihen)
はなくらへ 弐偏 枯れ枝に朝顔
Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891)
Japanese
Meiji era
1877 (Meiji 10)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
18.8 × 25 cm (7 3/8 × 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.45856.3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.16225.10, 11.45856.3
From a portfolio of 12 prints plus wrapper: 11.45856.1 to .13.
The series title and name of the Tokyo publisher Shûgyokudô are on the wrapper. One of the prints (11.45856.3) has a signature giving Zeshin's age as 71 calendar years, implying the date of 1877.
From a portfolio of 12 prints plus wrapper: 11.45856.1 to .13.
The series title and name of the Tokyo publisher Shûgyokudô are on the wrapper. One of the prints (11.45856.3) has a signature giving Zeshin's age as 71 calendar years, implying the date of 1877.
Signed
Gyônen nanajûissai Zeshin (Zeshin, in his 71st year)
行年七十一歳是真
行年七十一歳是真
Marks
Artist's seal
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.