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源氏かるた
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源氏かるた
Shungyôtei Mitsunaga (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Shikishiban; 20.6 x 18.2 cm (8 1/8 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19844
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Mochinushi sara (ni), Shungyôtei Mitsunaga, narabi (ni) ga (?)
持主更春曙亭光長並画
持主更春曙亭光長並画
InscriptionsPoem: Kôbai no/ niou asahi ni/ kasumi sae/ wakamurasaki no/ edo no hatsuharu
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.