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雨中に桃と燕
Swallows and Peach Blossoms in Rain
雨中に桃と燕
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Kotanzaku; 31.5 x 7.2 cm (12 3/8 x 2 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19979
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.19979, 21.8487, 21.8488 (without rain), 50.19, 50.20
Signed
Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆
広重筆
InscriptionsChinese poem
春来遍是桃花水 不辧仙源何處尋
春来遍是桃花水 不辧仙源何處尋
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.