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「午の年うけの御いわい」「土性ノ人五月八日有卦入」「水性ノ人五月八日有卦入」
Congratulations on Good Fortune in the Year of the Horse (Uma no toshi uke no on-iwai): People Born in Earth Signs Enter a Lucky Cycle on the 8th Day of the 5th Month (Dosei no hito gogatsu yôka uke ni iru); People Born in Water Signs Enter a Lucky Cycle on the 8th Day of the 5th Month (Suisei no hito gogatsu yôka uke ni iru)
「午の年うけの御いわい」「土性ノ人五月八日有卦入」「水性ノ人五月八日有卦入」
Japanese
Edo period
1858 (Ansei 5), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35 x 22.2 cm (13 3/4 x 8 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.22193
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionAccording to yin-yang divination (onmyôdô), luck followed a cycle of seven good years and then five bad years, according to one's year of birth. The ages of people in each category are listed.
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi giga
一勇斎国芳戯画
一勇斎国芳戯画
Marks
Censor's seal: Horse 4
No blockcutter's mark
改印：午四
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：午四
彫師：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.