MFA impressions: 11.18038, 11.39623
Signed
Shikimaro ga 式麿画
Marks
Censor's seals: kiwame, Maruya Bun'emon 改印: 極、丸文
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: 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.
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Japanese, Edo period, 1813 (Bunka 10), 3rd month
- Artist Kitagawa Shikimaro
- Publisher Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudô), Japanese
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e taikei 6 (1975), #19 (mentioned in text, but no photo)
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 39.5 x 26.8 cm (15 9/16 x 10 9/16 in.)
Accession Number
11.18038
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper