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「雛形若菜の初模様 あふきや華扇 よしの たつた」
Hanaôgi of the Ôgiya, kamuro Yoshino and Tatsuta, from the series Models for Fashion: New Year Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyô)
「雛形若菜の初模様 あふきや華扇 よしの たつた」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1783 (Tenmei 3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.5 x 25.1 cm (14 3/4 x 9 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13961
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba Museum, Torii Kiyonaga (2007), list #2-10a (no photo); Herwig, Heroes of the Kabuki Stage (2004), #5; Ukiyo-e shûka 2 (1985), list #4.9-1; Hirano, Kiyonaga (1939), #431 (mentioned, but no photo)
DescriptionMFA impressions (different editions with names changed): 11.13961 (1st edition, Hanaôgi et al), 11.13962 (second edition, Ôgino et al)
Signed
Kiyonaga ga
清長画
清長画
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.