MFA impressions: 11.21597-8, 11.45211a-b
Inscription
「八人にいかてかわれん十露盤<そろばん>の玉のやうなる娘一人は 桃栗山人」
Signed
Ichiyôsai Toyokuni ga (on right sheet), Ôju Toyokuni giga (on left sheet) 一陽斎豊国画(年玉印) 応需 豊国戯画(年玉印)
Marks
Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Yoshimura 衣笠、吉村
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, about 1849 (Kaei 2)
- Artist Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), Japanese, 1786–1864
- Publisher Enshûya Hikobei, Japanese
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizo 7, fig. (or Hizo 9?) (right sheet only)
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 35.7 x 48.6 cm (14 1/16 x 19 1/8 in.)
Accession Number
11.45211a-b
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper