Flowers (Hana), from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka no uchi)
「雪月花之内 はな」
Japanese
Edo period
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)
Artist Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864), Publisher Hayashiya Shôgorô (Japanese), Blockcutter Matsushima Fusajirô (Horikô Fusajirô, Hori Fusa) (Japanese)
Catalogue Raisonné
Marks et al, Genji's World (2012), list #G318-03 (no photo)
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.4 x 76.2 cm (14 5/16 x 30 in.)
Accession Number
11.43518a-c
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
MFA impressions: *11.15187 (center sheet only, deaccessioned in 2012), 11.43518a-c, *11.45184a-c (deaccessioned in 2012), 11.45185a-c, 11.45186a-c
Signed
Ichiyôsai Toyokuni ga (right sheet), Kôchôrô Toyokuni ga (center sheet), Kunisada aratame Toyokuni ga (left sheet)
一陽斎豊国画 香蝶楼豊国画 国貞舎豊国画
Markings
Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Watanabe
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Fusajirô
改印:衣笠、渡辺
彫師:彫工房次郎
Provenance
By 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 19, 2005)
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.
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection