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「三曲 其一」 三味線
Shamisen, No. 1 (Sono ichi) from the series The Three Musical Instruments (Sankyoku)
「三曲 其一」 三味線
Yashima Gakutei (Japanese, 1786?–1868)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1820s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink, color, and metallic pigment on paper
Dimensions
Shikishiban; 21.3 x 18.9 cm (8 3/8 x 7 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20483
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Carpenter et al, Reading Surimono (2008), #41; Rijksmuseum, The Ear Catches the Eye (2001), #1 (triptych); Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan 11, Museo d'Arte Orientale, Genoa, II (1989), pl. 115 (triptych); Rijksmuseum cat. III, Hokusai and His School (1982), #244
DescriptionRight sheet of incomplete triptych; 11.20488 is left sheet.
MFA impressions: 00.1932, 11.20483
Poems translated in Carpenter et a1 2008, p. 165.
MFA impressions: 00.1932, 11.20483
Poems translated in Carpenter et a1 2008, p. 165.
Signed
Gakutei Sadaoka hitsu
岳亭定岡筆
岳亭定岡筆
InscriptionsPoem by Saieitei Mochimaru: Hosozao no/ tsurube ni kumeru/ wakamizu no/ mizu-jôshi ni mo/ awasu uguisu
Poem by Sekigentei Namio: Sangen no/ ito mo ichi Fuji/ ni agari ya/ takane ni utau/ haru no hikizome
Poem by Sekigentei Namio: Sangen no/ ito mo ichi Fuji/ ni agari ya/ takane ni utau/ haru no hikizome
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.