Sôjô Henjô, from the series Parodies of the Six Poetic Immortals (Nazorae Rokkasen)
「模擬六佳撰（なぞらへろくかせん）」「僧正遍照」
Japanese
Edo period
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)
Artist Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.6 x 23.6 cm (14 7/16 x 9 5/16 in.)
Accession Number
11.43122
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Inscription
Poem: Tarachine wa/ kakare to teshi mo/ mubatama no/ waga kurokami o/ nadezu ya ariken
Signed
Ichiyôsai Toyokuni ga
一陽斎豊国画
Markings
Censors' seals: Hama, Magome
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、馬込
彫師：なし
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