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鳥羽絵 鰹売りと犬（上） 人形で相撲遊びする男の子（下）
Toba-e Cartoons: Fish Vendor and Street Dog (above); Boy Playing Sumo with his Sister's Dolls (below)
鳥羽絵 鰹売りと犬（上） 人形で相撲遊びする男の子（下）
Japanese
Meiji era
1875 (Meiji 8), January
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
23.3 x 16.7 cm (9 3/16 x 6 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.45824
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionFrom the same series (possibly the same ôban sheet): 11.45824, 11.45825
Signed
Yoshimori ga (on each design)
よし盛画
よし盛画
Marks
Censor's seal: Boar 1
No blockcutter's mark
改印：亥正
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：亥正
彫師：なし
InscriptionsKamakura no/ uo ...
Kamibina ni/ sumô toraseru/ otoko no ko "A little boy/ makes his sister's paper dolls/ hold a sumô match."
Kamibina ni/ sumô toraseru/ otoko no ko "A little boy/ makes his sister's paper dolls/ hold a sumô match."
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.