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「東すかた源氏合 朝顔」
Asagao, from the series Eastern Figures Matched with the Tale of Genji (Azuma sugata Genji awase)
「東すかた源氏合 朝顔」
Kikukawa Eizan (Japanese, 1787–1867)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1818–23 (Bunsei 1–6)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.2 x 24.9 cm (14 5/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.17703
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kondô, ed., Eizan (JUM exh. cat., 1996), list #1.1 and cat. no. 343; Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 4, Victoria and Albert Museum I (1989), pl. 148
Signed
Kikukawa Eizan hitsu
菊川英山筆
菊川英山筆
Marks
No censor's seal
InscriptionsPoem: Mishi ori no [=mo]/ tsuyu wasuraremu/ asagao no/ hana no sakari wa/ sugi ya shinuran
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.