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「子宝十景之内 菊角力 巣鴨植木屋四郎左衛門」
Chrysanthemum Sumô Match, by the Sugamo Florist Shirozaemon (Kiku-zumô, Sugamo Uekiya Shirozaemon), from the series Ten Scenes of Precious Children (Kodakara jikkei no uchi)
「子宝十景之内 菊角力 巣鴨植木屋四郎左衛門」
Japanese
Edo period
1843–47 (Tenpô 14–Kôka 4)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.8 x 24.5 cm (14 1/2 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18136
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionFrom a series of mothers and children against a background of floral displays.
Signed
Hôrai Shunshô ga
蓬莱春升画
蓬莱春升画
Marks
Censor's seal: Fu
No blockcutter's mark
改印：普
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：普
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.