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三十六歌仙 「源信明朝臣」
Poem by Minamoto no Nobuakira, from an untitled series of Thirty-six Poetic Immortals (Sanjûrokkasen)
三十六歌仙 「源信明朝臣」
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; 29 x 22 cm (11 7/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19481
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #208; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #296.21, and supp. 1 (1982), pl. 117
DescriptionNo. 24 in the series.
Signed
Harunobu ga
春信画
春信画
InscriptionsPoem: Koishisa wa/ onaji kokoro ni/ arazu to mo/ koyoi no tsuki wo/ kimi mizarame ya
こひしさは おなし心に あらすとも 今宵の月を 君みざらめや
こひしさは おなし心に あらすとも 今宵の月を 君みざらめや
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.