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「吾妻土産 亀戸藤」
Wisteria at Kameido (Kameido fuji), from the series Souvenirs of the East (Azuma miyage)
「吾妻土産 亀戸藤」
Senkadô Sanchô (Japanese, active about 1772–1781)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1785 (Tenmei 5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 25.6 x 18.8 cm (10 1/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20140
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hirano, Kiyonaga (1939), #C14, pl. CXXIII
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.20139, 11.20140
Signed
Furukawa Sanchô ga
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.