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「源氏雲浮世画合（げんじくもうきよゑあハせ） 蜻蛉 秋津嶋」
Kagerô: Akitsushima, from the series Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo-e Pictures (Genji kumo ukiyo-e awase)
「源氏雲浮世画合（げんじくもうきよゑあハせ） 蜻蛉 秋津嶋」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1845–46 (Kôka 2–3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.1 x 23.5 cm (13 13/16 x 9 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.28652
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Nat. Mus. of J. Hist., Nishiki-e wa ika ni tsukurareta ka (2009), p. 84, fig. 8 (first edition, altered block, second edition); Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list #S45.52; the series: Marks et al., Genji's World (2012), list #G447
DescriptionNo. 52 in the series.
MFA impressions: 11.28652, 11.36545 (both first edition)
In the second edition, the generic features are replaced by the face of an actor.
MFA impressions: 11.28652, 11.36545 (both first edition)
In the second edition, the generic features are replaced by the face of an actor.
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censor's seal: Murata
No blockcutter's mark
改印：村田
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：村田
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.