MFA impressions: 11.16621, 11.16630, 11.44791, 11.44978, 11.45069, 2009.5009.98
Signed
Yoshitora ga 芳虎画
Marks
Censor's seal: Boar 4 aratame No blockcutter's mark
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, 1863 (Bunkyû 3), 4th month
- Artist Utagawa Yoshitora, Japanese, active about 1836–1887
- Publisher Kobayashi Tetsujirô (Maruya Tetsujirô), Japanese
Catalogue Raisonné
Marks, "When the Shogun...," Andon 81 (2007), #42 (97); Kubo Tsunehiko and Sons Collection Ukiyo-e Hanga (2004), #18-97
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.8 x 25.1 cm (14 1/2 x 9 7/8 in.)
Accession Number
11.16630
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper