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三十六歌仙 「在原業平朝臣」
Poem by Ariwara Narihira Ason, from an untitled series of Thirty-six Poetic Immortals (Sanjûrokkasen)
三十六歌仙 「在原業平朝臣」
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1767–68 (Meiwa 4–5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 27.4 x 19.7 cm (10 13/16 x 7 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19473
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #200; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #296.6, and supp. 1 (1982), pl. 257
DescriptionNo. 7 in the series.
Signed
Harunobu ga
春信画
春信画
InscriptionsPoem by Narihira: Yo no naka ni/ taete sakura no/ nakariseba/ haru no kokoro wa/ nodokekaramashi
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.