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十二月の内 神無月 はつ雪のそうか
The Tenth Month: Streetwalkers in the First Snowfall (Kannazuki, hatsuyuki no sōka), from an untitled series of the twelve months
十二月の内 神無月 はつ雪のそうか
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Tsuruya Kinsuke (Sôkakudô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Tsuruya Kinsuke (Sôkakudô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1817 (Bunka 14)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.6 x 25.6 cm (14 13/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.15713
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e taikei 10 (1976), #s 8-10
DescriptionRight sheet of incomplete triptych; title on left sheet.
Signed
Gototei Kunisada ga
五渡亭国貞画(松皮菱印)
五渡亭国貞画(松皮菱印)
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.