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Summer (Natsu): Shiratama of the Tamaya (R), Shiragiku of the Tamaya (C), and Nishikigi of the Tamaya (L), from the series Four Seasons (Shiki no uchi)


「玉屋内白玉」  「四季ノ内 夏」 「玉屋内しら菊」  「玉屋内錦木」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Ômiya Heihachi (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1823 (Bunsei 6)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban, left sheet of triptych; 37.1 x 25.3 cm (14 5/8 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.15111
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionTriptych: 11.15111, 11.15746-7
Signed Gototei Kunisada ga
五渡亭国貞画
Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
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.