Play: Satsuki Renga Koi no Shiranami Theater: Nakamura
Signed
Toyokuni ga 豊国画
Marks
Censor's seals: kiwame, Moriya Jihei No publisher's mark 改印: 極、森治
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, 1812 (Bunka 9), 5th month
- Artist Utagawa Toyokuni I, Japanese, 1769–1825
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.2 x 25.9 cm (15 1/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Accession Number
11.13661
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper