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見立て浄瑠璃姫
A Modern Version of the Story of Ushiwakamaru Serenading Jôruri-hime
見立て浄瑠璃姫
Japanese
Edo period
about 1785 (Tenmei 5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.9 x 25.2 cm (15 5/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13885
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba Museum, Torii Kiyonaga (2007), list #s 22-a, pl. 116 (1st ed., 1st state), pl. 118 (1st ed., 2nd state); 22-b, pl. 117 (2nd ed.); Ukiyo-e shûka 2 (1985), list #30.1-3; Hirano, Kiyonaga (1939), #707, pls. LXX (1st ed.), LXXVII (2nd ed.)
DescriptionRight sheet of an incomplete triptych. Second state of the first edition, with the heads replaced by means of newly-cut inlays in the key block; however, the interior scene at the center right edge remains the same.
A second edition (not in the MFA) was made slightly later, from completely different blocks, with updated hairstyles and other changes.
MFA impressions, all first edition, various states:
Right sheet: 11.13885 (second state), 11.13975 (key block, second state), 11.25128 (first state), 21.7505 (third state)
Center sheet: 11.13976 (key block, second state), 11.25130 (first state), 21.7504 (first state), 34.359 (first state)
Left sheet: 11.25129 (second state), 21.7503 (first state), 34.358 (first state)
A second edition (not in the MFA) was made slightly later, from completely different blocks, with updated hairstyles and other changes.
MFA impressions, all first edition, various states:
Right sheet: 11.13885 (second state), 11.13975 (key block, second state), 11.25128 (first state), 21.7505 (third state)
Center sheet: 11.13976 (key block, second state), 11.25130 (first state), 21.7504 (first state), 34.359 (first state)
Left sheet: 11.25129 (second state), 21.7503 (first state), 34.358 (first state)
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.