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雪こかし
Women Making a Giant Snowball
雪こかし
Japanese
Edo period
about 1796 (Kansei 8)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 39.8 x 76.8 cm (15 11/16 x 30 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13544, 11.13836, 11.13837
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 13 (1991), Rijksmus. pl. 29; Rijksmuseum cat. II (The Age of Utamaro, 1979), #133; Ukiyo-e taikei 9 (1976), #s 8-10; Ukiyo-e taisei 10 (1930), #46
DescriptionTriptych: 11.13544 (center), 11.13836 (left), 11.13837 (right)
MFA impressions: 11.13544VR (11.13544, 11.13836, 11.13837); 21.7771-3
MFA impressions: 11.13544VR (11.13544, 11.13836, 11.13837); 21.7771-3
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
豊国画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame (on left sheet only)
Collector's seal: unidentified
改印：極
Collector's seal: unidentified
改印：極
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.