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「四番続 農」
The Peasant Class (Nô), from a Set of Four (Yonban tsuzuki)
「四番続 農」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1830–35 (early Tenpô era)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink, color, and metallic pigment on paper
Dimensions
Shikishiban; 20.8 x 18.5 cm (8 3/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19893
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Tôjuen Kunisada ga
桃樹園国貞画(年玉印)
桃樹園国貞画(年玉印)
Inscriptions「歌楽亭好文 鄙なからそたちからよく篭の内にねをあらはしてつむ鴬菜」「歌林堂 浅みとり春は賑ふ花田村はな田の色の若葉つむかも」
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.