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「艶中八仙 琴高 丁子屋内 雛鶴 つるし つるの」
The Immortal Qin Gao, represented by Hinazuru of the Chôjiya, kamuro Tsuruji and Tsuruno (Kinkô, Chôjiya uchi Hinazuru, Tsuruji, Tsuruno), from the series Eight Immortals in the Art of Love (Enchû hassen)
「艶中八仙 琴高 丁子屋内 雛鶴 つるし つるの」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1793–94 (Kansei 5–6)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.3 x 25 cm (14 11/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.14262
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Carpenter et al, Reading Surimono (2008), p. 105, fig. 5; Ukiyo-e shûka 3 (1978), list #83.2, pl. 50; Shibui, Ukiyo-e zuten Utamaro (1964), 134.1.2; Yoshida, Utamaro zenshû (1941), #198
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.14262, 21.6583
Signed
Utamaro hitsu
歌麿筆
歌麿筆
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
ProvenanceBy 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.
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.