MFA impressions: 11.37559a-c, 11.37681a-c, 11.39717a-c
Signed
Ichijusai Yoshikazu ga (on each sheet) 一寿斎芳員画
Marks
Censor's seal: Goat 2 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: 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, 1859 (Ansei 6), 2nd month
- Artist Utagawa Yoshikazu, Japanese, active 1848–1870
- Publisher Sanoya Kihei (Sanoki, Kikakudô), Japanese
Catalogue Raisonné
Kang Duksang, ed., Nishiki-e no naka no Chôsen to Chûgoku (2007), #5
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych
Accession Number
11.37681a-c
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper