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見立浄瑠璃姫
A Modern Version of the Story of Ushiwakamaru and Jôruri-hime
見立浄瑠璃姫
Katsukawa Shunchô (Japanese, active about 1780–1801)
Japanese
Edo period
1780s (Tenmei era)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hashira-e; 68.3 x 11.9 cm (26 7/8 x 4 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.21266
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba Mus., Ukiyo-e bi no kiwami (Baur coll. exh. cat., 2001), #27 (without text at top)
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.21266 (with Chinese poem in clouds above), 21.5955 (without poem)
Signed
Shunchô ga
春潮画
春潮画
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.