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「太平優美論」
A Theory of Good Government and Elegant Beauty (Taihei yûbi ron)
「太平優美論」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1862–3 (Bunkyû 2–3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 37.4 x 50.3 cm (14 3/4 x 19 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.22035-6
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda University Library db, chi05 04004; Minami Kazuo, Ishin zen'ya no Edo shomin (1980), pp. 116-8
DescriptionDiptych: 11.22035 (left), 11.22036 (right)
Refers to the varying states of mind of people in Edo in the wake of the Namamugi Incident of September 1862. Representatives of assorted occupations express either positive or negative views of current circumstances.
Refers to the varying states of mind of people in Edo in the wake of the Namamugi Incident of September 1862. Representatives of assorted occupations express either positive or negative views of current circumstances.
Signed
Unsigned
無款
無款
Marks
No censor's seal
No blockcutter's mark
No publisher's mark
改印：なし
彫師：なし
版元：なし
No blockcutter's mark
No publisher's mark
改印：なし
彫師：なし
版元：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: 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.