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「五色之内 大福之黒薬」
Black Herb of Good Fortune (Dai fuku no kuro kusuri), from the series Five Colors (Goshiki no uchi)
「五色之内 大福之黒薬」
Ryûryûkyo Shinsai (Japanese, 1764?–1820)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1820 (Bunsei 3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Shikishiban; 21 x 18.5 cm (8 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20760
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Other prints in the series: Mirviss, The Frank Lloyd Wright Collection of Surimono (1995), cat. no. 237; Christie's Sale Catalogue #7576 (October 23, 1992), lot #69; Keyes, Art of Surimono (Chester Beatty cat., 1985), vol. 2, #301
Signed
Shinsai
辰斎
辰斎
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.