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横浜開港見聞誌
Requires Photography
Yokohama kaiko kenbunshi (Observations on the Opening of Yokohama Harbor)
横浜開港見聞誌
Utagawa Sadahide (Japanese, 1807–1873)
Japanese
Edo period
1862
Medium/Technique
Woodblock printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions
24.6 x 17.5 cm
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number2009.3746.1-3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 21, 2009)
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.