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Stations of the Tokaido: Fragments Cut from Board Games
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Overall (each page): 20.4 × 16.4 cm (8 1/16 × 6 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.45398
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionScrapbook of cutouts from two different sets of small Tôkaidô images, probably board games.
Signed
Hiroshige hitsu
広重
広重
Marks
Censors' seals: Mera, Watanabe, Rat 11
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: Ichiryûsai
改印：米良、渡辺、子十一
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: Ichiryûsai
改印：米良、渡辺、子十一
彫師：なし
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.