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玩具尽くし
An Assortment of Toys
玩具尽くし
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 34.7 x 21.5 cm (13 11/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.22030
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThe title of the print and the artist's signature were probably written along the upper edge, cut off of this impression.
The object in the upper right corner, labeled Takeda Mechanical Display (Takeda karakuri), appears to be a large peepshow with three openings.
The object in the upper right corner, labeled Takeda Mechanical Display (Takeda karakuri), appears to be a large peepshow with three openings.
Signed
Unsigned
無款
無款
Marks
No censor's seal
No blockcutter's mark
No publisher's mark
改印：なし
彫師：なし
版元：なし
No blockcutter's mark
No publisher's mark
改印：なし
彫師：なし
版元：なし
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.