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花見 「四天王寺東門より少し北 是心山 寿法寺」
Printed inexpensively with just two colors (instead of
the usual five or more), this large, eye-catching print
served as an advertisement to attract visitors to the
famous weeping cherry trees of the temple Juhō-ji,
still an Osaka landmark today. While enjoying food,
drink, and music, partygoers write poems inspired by
the beauty of the blossoms on slips of colored paper
and tie them to the branches.
Cherry-blossom Viewing Party at Juhô-ji Temple on Mount Zeshin, Slightly to the North of the East Gate of Shitennô-ji (Shitennô-ji tômon yori sukoshi kita Zeshin-zan Juhô-ji)
花見 「四天王寺東門より少し北 是心山 寿法寺」
Miki Tangetsu (Japanese, active about 1801–1830)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1804–18 (Bunka era)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions
34.5 x 48 cm (13 9/16 x 18 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20234
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Printed inexpensively with just two colors (instead of
the usual five or more), this large, eye-catching print
served as an advertisement to attract visitors to the
famous weeping cherry trees of the temple Juhō-ji,
still an Osaka landmark today. While enjoying food,
drink, and music, partygoers write poems inspired by
the beauty of the blossoms on slips of colored paper
and tie them to the branches.
Catalogue Raisonné
Kitagawa, "Bosuton bijutsukan shozô Kamigata-e mokuroku" (Kansai daigaku, 2007), p. 125
Signed
Tangetsusai ga
探月斎画
探月斎画
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.