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雲竜
Dragon in Clouds
雲竜
Utagawa Yoshitora (Japanese, active about 1836–1887)
Japanese
Edo period
1830s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (aizuri-e); color on paper
Dimensions
Uchiwa-e, cut from horizontal aiban sheet; 21 × 38.8 cm (8 1/4 × 15 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20431
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionA pair, perhaps front and back of same fan: 11.20431, 11.20432
Signed
Tatsu (?) Yoshitora hitsu
辰（ヵ）芳虎筆
辰（ヵ）芳虎筆
Marks
Censor's seal: square kiwame (almost cut off at lower right)
Artist's seal (unread)
改印：極（四角）
Artist's seal (unread)
改印：極（四角）
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.