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封じ文 「新かなや内なゝまち」
Nanamachi of the Shin-Kanaya, from an untitled series known as Folded Love Letters
封じ文 「新かなや内なゝまち」
Ippitsusai Bunchô (Japanese, active about 1765–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1769–70 (Meiwa 6–7)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 30.8 x 14.4 cm (12 1/8 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18510
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Yonemura et al., Masterful Illusions (2002), #157; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Bunchô list, #316.4; the series: Clark et al., The Actor's Image (1994), pl. 11 (this design not illustrated); Ukiyo-e taikei 3 (1976), #67 (this design not illustrated)
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.18510, 21.4742, 21.4761
Signed
Ippitsusai Bunchô ga
一筆齊文調画
一筆齊文調画
Marks
Artist's seal: Mori uji
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.