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「当世十二時之内 巳之刻」
The Hour of the Snake (Mi no koku), from the series The Twelve Hours in the Modern World (Tôsei jûni-doki no uchi)
「当世十二時之内 巳之刻」
Japanese
Meiji era
1870 (Meiji 3), intercalary 10th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.2 × 25.3 cm (14 5/8 × 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.16303
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Genshoku ukiyo-e dai hyakka jiten 11 (1982), #361; Ukiyo-e taisei 12 (1931), #391
Signed
Yoshitora ga
芳虎画
芳虎画
Marks
Censor's seal: Horse intercalary aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：午閏改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：午閏改
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.