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「江戸の園花合 西国の花」
Flower of the Western Quarter (Saikoku no hana), from the series Comparison of Flowers in the Gardens of Edo (Edo no sono hana awase)
「江戸の園花合 西国の花」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1799 (Kansei 11)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical aiban; 32.5 x 22.5 cm (12 13/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.14325
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 3 (1978), list #379.2; another print in the series: Ukiyo-e shûka 3 (1978), pl. 43; Shibui, Ukiyo-e zuten Utamaro (1964), #70.2.1
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.