Parade float for the festival of the Tôshôgû Shrine in Sendai.
Japanese
Edo period
Artist Unknown, Japanese
Catalogue Raisonné
General reference: Asano, "Sendai matsuri yamaboko zu kô," Bijutsukan benri 12 (Hiraki Ukiyo-e Mus., July 2000)
Dimensions
43 x 25 cm (16 15/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Accession Number
11.45791.3
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Signed
Unsigned
無款
Provenance
By 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.
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection