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「源氏物語 玉鬘 初音 胡蝶」
Chapters 22–24 (Tamakazura, Hatsune, Kochô), from the series The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
「源氏物語 玉鬘 初音 胡蝶」
Ryûryûkyo Shinsai (Japanese, 1764?–1820)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1819–20 (Bunsei 2–3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink, color, and metallic pigment on paper
Dimensions
Shikishiban; 20.9 x 18.6 cm (8 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20034
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Keyes, Surimono (Spencer Museum cat., 1984), cat. no. 200
Signed
Shinsai
辰斎
辰斎
InscriptionsPoems by Dondontei Wataru and Yagitei Mitsumori
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.