Signed
Shunkyô ga 春郷画
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: September 29, 2004) 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
Japanese, Edo period, 1814 (Bunka 11), 8th month
- Artist Shunkyô, Japanese, active 1813–1814
- Publisher Shioya Chôbei (Shiochô)
Catalogue Raisonné
Kitagawa, "Bosuton bijutsukan shozô Kamigata-e mokuroku" (Kansai daigaku, 2007), p. 87; Genshoku 2, #242
Dimensions
Vertical ôban
Accession Number
11.35108
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper