Play: Kyôgôka Somete Murasaki Theater: Naka
Signed
Yoshikuni ga (on each sheet) よし国画
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: 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
Japanese, Edo period, 1821 (Bunsei 4), 7th month
- Artist Jukôdô Yoshikuni, Japanese, active 1804–1843
- Publisher Ariwaradô Chûbei, Japanese
- Publisher Toshikuraya Shinbei (Toshin), Japanese
Catalogue Raisonné
Kitagawa, "Bosuton bijutsukan shozô Kamigata-e mokuroku" (Kansai daigaku, 2007), p. 90; Ikeda bunko, Kamigata yakusha-e shûsei, vol. 1 (1997), #327
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych
Accession Number
11.36217a-b
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper