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「花合一 高嶺の花」
Flower of the Heights (Takane no hana), No. 1 from the series Comparison of Flowers (Hana awase)
「花合一 高嶺の花」
Yanagawa Shigenobu II (Japanese, active about 1830–60)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1835 (Tenpô 6)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Shikishiban; 20.9 x 18.4 cm (8 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20735
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Carpenter et al, Reading Surimono (2008), #234
DescriptionThe "flowers" of the series title are various kinds of women, in this case a young lady of high rank and her attendant.
Poems translated in Carpenter et al 2008, p. 357.
Key block print (possibly a Meiji reprint from the original blocks), one of 12 in handscroll format: 11.25820
Poems translated in Carpenter et al 2008, p. 357.
Key block print (possibly a Meiji reprint from the original blocks), one of 12 in handscroll format: 11.25820
Signed
Yanagawa Shigenobu
柳川重信
柳川重信
Marks
Artist's seal: Yanagawa
InscriptionsPoem by Kurama'an Sansui: Fumoto nite/ soko zo to michi wa/ oshiuredo/ yubi mo sasasenu/ hana no yamamori
Poem by Wakanoya Uramichi, Shinshû: Yamabito no/ michi wa shiranedo/ saku hana no/ kumo ni kokoro no/ noranu hi zo naki
Poem by Shôsai Kakuô: Aogimiru/ takane no hana no/ kaobase ni/ hito no kokoro mo/ sora ni nari keri
Poem by Wakanoya Uramichi, Shinshû: Yamabito no/ michi wa shiranedo/ saku hana no/ kumo ni kokoro no/ noranu hi zo naki
Poem by Shôsai Kakuô: Aogimiru/ takane no hana no/ kaobase ni/ hito no kokoro mo/ sora ni nari keri
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.