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唐詩 「名花傾国両相観」
Both the Peony and the Castle-toppling Beauty Are Exquisite (Meika keikoku futatsu nagara aiyorokobi), from an untitled series of Chinese poems
唐詩 「名花傾国両相観」
Katsukawa Shunchô (Japanese, active about 1780–1801)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 26.2 x 19.7 cm (10 5/16 x 7 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20152
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThe first line of a Chinese poem by Li Bai (701-762).
清平調子 其三 李白
清平調子 其三 李白
Signed
(seal only)
Marks
Artist's seal: Shunchô
No publisher's mark
版元：なし
No publisher's mark
版元：なし
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.