MFA impressions: 11.35010, 11.35011; another design from the series: 11.35015. Theater: Kado Play: Imayô Mitsu no Shishigashira
Signed
Gigadô Ashiyuki ga 戯画堂芦ゆき画
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, 1827 (Bunsei 10), 1st month
- Artist Gigadô Ashiyuki, Japanese, active about 1814–1835
- Publisher Shôhonya Seishichi (Honsei), Japanese
Catalogue Raisonné
Kitagawa, "Bosuton bijutsukan shozô Kamigata-e mokuroku" (Kansai daigaku, 2007), p. 96; Ikeda bunko, Kamigata yakusha-e shûsei, vol. 1 (1997), #261
Dimensions
Vertical ôban, from a set of nine sheets; 36.5 x 25.1 cm (14 3/8 x 9 7/8 in.)
Accession Number
11.35010
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper