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「絵巻物五十四帳 空蝉」
Utsusemi, from the series Fifty-four Chapters in Picture Scrolls (Emakimono gojûyo jô)
「絵巻物五十四帳 空蝉」
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) (Japanese, 1823–1880)
Publisher: Kagaya Kichiemon (Kichibei) (Japanese)
Publisher: Kagaya Kichiemon (Kichibei) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1867 (Keiô 3), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.8 × 74.9 cm (14 1/2 × 29 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18151-3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Marks et al., Genji's World (2012), list #G401-03; another print in the series: pl. 153
DescriptionTriptych: 11.18151 (left), 11.18152 (center), 11.18153 (right)
Signed
Unsigned
無款
無款
Marks
Censor's seal: Hare 1 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印:卯正改
彫師:なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印:卯正改
彫師:なし
InscriptionsPoem: Utsusemi ni/ mi o kaetekeru/ ko no moto ni/ nao hitogara no/ natsukashiki ka na
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.