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「古今浄瑠璃尽」「しづか御前」「忠信」「義経千本桜道行」
Shizuka Gozen and Tadanobu in Yoshitsune Senbonzakura Michiyuki, from the series A Collection of Plays Old and New (Kokon Jôruri zukushi)
「古今浄瑠璃尽」「しづか御前」「忠信」「義経千本桜道行」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1849–50 (Kaei 2–3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.2 x 24.4 cm (14 1/4 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.17151
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 253, ôban #21.15
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Marks
Censors' seals: Muramatsu, Yoshimura
No blockcutter's mark
改印:村松、吉村
彫師:なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印:村松、吉村
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.