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「三職よろこび餅」 （鯰絵）
Ricecakes of Joy for Three Occupations (Sanshoku yorokobi mochi)
「三職よろこび餅」 （鯰絵）
Japanese
Edo period
about 1855 (Ansei 2)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.3 x 25 cm (14 5/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38625
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ôkubo, Namazu-e (Nat'l. Mus. of J. History, 2021), #86; Toraya, Atsumeru tanoshimi (Yoshida coll., 2012), #53; Tomizawa, Nishiki-e no chikara (2005), chart 4, #104, photo p. 94; Minami Kazuo, Ishin zen'ya no Edo shomin (1980), p. 72
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.29507.43, 11.38625
The three occupations who are happy because the earthquake has created work for them are construction workers (tobi), carpenters (daiku), and plasterers (sakan). The design is a parody of a very famous politlcal satire by Yoshitora, published in 1849; see 11.39729, 11.39730, 11.39731 (first ed., with seals), 11.39732 (first ed., with seals), 11.39737, 11.41423 .
大工・鳶・左官の三職
The three occupations who are happy because the earthquake has created work for them are construction workers (tobi), carpenters (daiku), and plasterers (sakan). The design is a parody of a very famous politlcal satire by Yoshitora, published in 1849; see 11.39729, 11.39730, 11.39731 (first ed., with seals), 11.39732 (first ed., with seals), 11.39737, 11.41423 .
大工・鳶・左官の三職
Signed
[signature unread]
Inscriptions「なまづさん、おめいのおかげで、今年ァ、久しぶりで、たわらで米をかつて餅をつきやしたから、たんとあがってくたせいや」
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.