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「東海道 高縄 牛ご屋」
After leaving the Kano school, Kyōsai joined the studio of Utagawa Kunisada, the leading artist of the ukiyo-e school, and participated in a number of joint projects with Kunisada and his pupils. This series of scenes of the Tōkaidō Road refers obliquely to an unprecedented trip made by the shogun, who in 1863 travelled from Edo (later Tokyo) to Kyoto to confer with the emperor on how best to deal with the problem of the encroaching foreigners. At Takanawa on the outskirts of Edo, adults bow down to the procession while little children scramble to peer over the wall.
Cattle Sheds at Takanawa (Takanawa ushigoya), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô
「東海道 高縄 牛ご屋」
Japanese
Edo period
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.7 x 25 cm (14 7/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.16351
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
After leaving the Kano school, Kyōsai joined the studio of Utagawa Kunisada, the leading artist of the ukiyo-e school, and participated in a number of joint projects with Kunisada and his pupils. This series of scenes of the Tōkaidō Road refers obliquely to an unprecedented trip made by the shogun, who in 1863 travelled from Edo (later Tokyo) to Kyoto to confer with the emperor on how best to deal with the problem of the encroaching foreigners. At Takanawa on the outskirts of Edo, adults bow down to the procession while little children scramble to peer over the wall.
Catalogue Raisonné
Marks, "When the Shogun...," Andon 81 (2007), #01H (9); Kubo Tsunehiko and Sons Collection Ukiyo-e Hanga (2004), #18-10; Oikawa et al, Kyosai (1996), #162; Konishi, Nishiki-e Bakumatsu Meiji no rekishi 2 (1977), p. 90
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.16343, 11.16351, 11.44822, 11.44936, 2009.5009.10
Signed
Ôju Seisei Chikamaro
応需惺々周麿
応需惺々周麿
Marks
Censor's seal: Boar 5 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：亥五改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：亥五改
彫師：なし
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.