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「諸鳥十二禽」 鵜
Cormorants, from the series Twelve Assorted Birds (Shochô jûnikin)
「諸鳥十二禽」 鵜
Japanese
Edo period
about 1791 (Kansei 3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 25.7 × 19.7 cm (10 1/8 × 7 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19615
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Someya, Chôbunsai Eishi mokuroku (Chiba, 2023), chûban #108; the series: Ukiyo-e shûka 8 (1980), Eishi list, #160; Brandt, Hosoda Eishi (1977), list nos. 105-7 (this design not mentioned)
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.19614 (key block), 11.19615 (color)
Signed
Eishi ga
栄之画
栄之画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
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.