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「江戸名所百人美女 葵坂」
Aoisaka, from the series One Hundred Beautiful Women at Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho hyakunin bijo)
「江戸名所百人美女 葵坂」
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.2 x 25.3 cm (14 5/8 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.15302
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Motegi et al, Musical Instruments (Ôta Memorial Museum, 2005), #19
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.15302 (multicolor background), 11.42256 (blue background)
There is no signature on the inset, so presumably it is by Kunisada himself.
There is no signature on the inset, so presumably it is by Kunisada himself.
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Snake 11
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳十一
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳十一
彫師：なし
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.