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「猫の勧業はくらんくわい」
The Cats' Industrial Exposition (Neko no kangyô hakurankai)
「猫の勧業はくらんくわい」
Utagawa Kunisada III (Kunimasa IV, Toyokuni V) (Japanese, 1848–1920)
Publisher: Matsumura Jinbei (Japanese)
Publisher: Matsumura Jinbei (Japanese)
Japanese
Meiji era
1877 (Meiji 10), September 10
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.5 x 25 cm (14 3/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.44670
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.44669, 11.44670
Signed
Takeuchi Eikyû ga
竹内栄久画
竹内栄久画
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.