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「諸芸相生尽し 梅の木性 うすはたの水性 大吉」 三代目坂東三津五郎と生花
Plum for the Element of Wood, Usubata Vase for the Element of Water; Highly Auspicions (Ume no kisei, usubata no suisei, daikichi): Actor Bandô Mitsugorô III and Flower Arrangement, from the series Auspicious Combinations for the Various Arts (Shogei aioi tsukushi)
「諸芸相生尽し 梅の木性 うすはたの水性 大吉」 三代目坂東三津五郎と生花
Japanese
Edo period
about late 1800s–early 1810s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 39.5 x 26.7 cm (15 9/16 x 10 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.17704
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kondô, ed., Eizan (JUM exh. cat., 1996), list #36.1 (no photo)
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.17704, 11.41513
Signed
Kikukawa Eizan hitsu
菊川英山筆
菊川英山筆
Marks
No censor's seal
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.