No. 12 from a series jointly designed by Hiroshige, Kunisada, and Kuniyoshi. MFA impressions: 11.21774, 11.28608, 11.39592
Inscription
Poem: Ama tsu kaze/ kumo no kayoiji/ fukitoji yo/ otome no sugata/ shibashi todomemu あまつ風 雲のかよひ路 ふきとぢよ 乙女のすがた しばしとどめむ 清盛公 白拍子祗王を愛す事限なし 爰に 加賀国に仏といへる舞妓あり 西八条に来りて 入道にまミゆ 清盛深く是を愛て 祗王が寵ハ衰へたりとぞ 種員筆記
Signed
Hiroshige ga 広重画
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, about 1845–48 (Kôka 2–Kaei 1)
- Artist Utagawa Hiroshige I, Japanese, 1797–1858
- Publisher Ibaya Senzaburô (Dansendô), Japanese
Catalogue Raisonné
Herwig and Mostow, The Hundred Poets Compared (2007), #12; Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list #S46.12
Dimensions
Vertical ôban
Accession Number
11.39592
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper