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「葛飾連名数十番 孔門十哲」
The Ten Chief Pupils of Confucius (Kômon jittetsu), from the series A Set of Ten Famous Numerals for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushikaren meisû jûban)
「葛飾連名数十番 孔門十哲」
Yashima Gakutei (Japanese, 1786?–1868)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1823 (Bunsei 6)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Shikishiban; 21 x 18.9 cm (8 1/4 x 7 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19869
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Keyes, Art of Surimono (Chester Beatty cat., 1985), vol. 1, #66
DescriptionPoems translated in Keyes 1985, vol. 1, p. 101.
Signed
Gakutei
岳亭
岳亭
Marks
Artist's seal: Sadaoka
InscriptionsPoem by Fuji no Fusanaga: Tôjin ga/ jûnin yoreba/ tô iro nite/ shimon ame uru/ haru no nigiwai
Poem by Shôfûsai: Sasanaki wo/ ureshi shitatoki/ uguisu wa/ kuchi kara saki e/ umaretariken
十人か十人 よれは 十いろ にて 罒文飴 うる 春の賑ひ
笹なきを うれし舌とき うくひすは 口からさきへ うまれたりけん
Poem by Shôfûsai: Sasanaki wo/ ureshi shitatoki/ uguisu wa/ kuchi kara saki e/ umaretariken
十人か十人 よれは 十いろ にて 罒文飴 うる 春の賑ひ
笹なきを うれし舌とき うくひすは 口からさきへ うまれたりけん
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.