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芙蓉
Hibiscus
芙蓉
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japanese
Edo period
1843–47 (Tenpô 14–Kôka 4)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Chûtanzaku; 33.5 x 11.3 cm (13 3/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.21131
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆
広重筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Mera
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良
彫師：なし
InscriptionsPoem by Takayama: Mugitoko no/ suzume noki e mo/ kitarikeri
むき床の 雀軒へも 来たりけり 高山
むき床の 雀軒へも 来たりけり 高山
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.