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見立業平東下り （剪綵）
Parody of Narihira's Journey to the East
見立業平東下り （剪綵）
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1768–69 (Meiwa 5–6)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, with sections cut out and backed with fabric (sensai)
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 27.7 x 20 cm (10 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19491
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #393; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #379, and supp. 2 (1982), pl. 491
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.19491, 21.4499, 21.4634
Meiji-era reproduction: 21.4635
This impression has been used for a traditional craft known as sensai ("textile cutout") in which areas of color are cut out and backed with fabric.
Meiji-era reproduction: 21.4635
This impression has been used for a traditional craft known as sensai ("textile cutout") in which areas of color are cut out and backed with fabric.
Signed
Suzuki Harunobu ga
鈴木春信画
鈴木春信画
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.