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「当世五色染 くろくそまる」
Dyed Black (Kuroku somaru), from the series Five Colors of Dye in the Modern World (Tôsei goshiki-zome)
「当世五色染 くろくそまる」
Japanese
Edo period
1805 (Bunka 2), 12th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.3 x 24.2 cm (14 5/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.14345
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 3 (1978), list #542.2; another print in the series: Shibui, Ukiyo-e zuten Utamaro (1964), 182.1.1
Signed
Utamaro hitsu
歌麿筆
歌麿筆
Marks
Censor's seals: kiwame, 12
改印：極、十弐
改印：極、十弐
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.