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「吉原八景 大門口の落雁 扇屋内 司 あげは 小てふ」
Descending Geese at the Great Gate (Ômonguchi no rakugan): Tsukasa of the Ôgiya, kamuro Ageha and Kochô, from the series Eight Views in the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara hakkei)
「吉原八景 大門口の落雁 扇屋内 司 あげは 小てふ」
Utagawa Toyokuni II (Toyoshige) (Japanese, about 1802–1835)
Publisher: Kawaguchiya Uhei (Fukusendō) (Japanese)
Publisher: Kawaguchiya Uhei (Fukusendō) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.4 x 25.1 cm (15 1/8 x 9 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.15703
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
豊国画
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.