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諸職畫通
Shoshoku gatsû (Pictorial Knowledge for the Professions)
諸職畫通
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) (Japanese, 1826–1869)
Author of preface: Kanagaki Robun (Kinton Donjin) (Japanese, 1829–1894)
Publisher: Fujiokaya Keijirō (Shōrindō) (Japanese)
Author of preface: Kanagaki Robun (Kinton Donjin) (Japanese, 1829–1894)
Publisher: Fujiokaya Keijirō (Shōrindō) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1864
Medium/Technique
Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
17.5 x 11.7 cm (kohon)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number1997.525.1-3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Signed
Hiroshige hitsu (vol.1 & 2)
広重筆
広重筆
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; By 1926, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 31, 1998)
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.
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.