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「古今ノ序 和歌六儀 そへうた」
(No. 1,) Persuasive Poems (Soe-uta), from the series Six Types of Waka Poetry as Described in the Preface of the Kokinshû (Kokin no jo waka rikugi)
「古今ノ序 和歌六儀 そへうた」
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1772–76 (early An'ei era)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 25.5 x 18.8 cm (10 1/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19298
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Suzuki Harunobu (exh. cat., 2017), #142; Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 2, British Museum II (1988), pl. 85
Signed
Katsukawa Shunshô ga
勝川春章画
勝川春章画
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.