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「詩歌写真鏡 清少納言」
Sei Shônagon, from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poetry (Shika shashin kyô), also called Imagery of the Poets
「詩歌写真鏡 清少納言」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1833 (Tenpô 4)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical nagaban; 51.2 x 22.4 cm (20 3/16 x 8 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19644
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Hokusai (2013), #89; TNM, Hokusai (2005), #342; Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 230, naga-ôban #9.04
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.19644, 21.6668
Signed
Saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu
前北斎為一筆
前北斎為一筆
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.