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十二月 「正月」 「二月」
The First Month (Shôgatsu) and the Second Month (Nigatsu), from an untitled series of Twelve Months in stone-rubbing style
十二月 「正月」 「二月」
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (sumizuri-e, in style of ishizuri-e); ink on paper
Dimensions
Two uncut half hosoban on hosoban sheet; 20.6 x 14.2 cm (8 1/8 x 5 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19051
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Nishimura Shigenaga hitsu
西村重長筆
西村重長筆
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.