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「源氏 薄雲」
Usugumo, from the series The Tale of Genji (Genji)
「源氏 薄雲」
Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1795–1800 (late Kansei era)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 23 x 18.2 cm (9 1/16 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.21018
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
The series: Marks et al., Genji's World (2012), list #G462 (no photos)
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
豊国画
InscriptionsPoem: Irihi sasu/ Mine ni tanabiku/ Usugumo wa/ Mono omou sode ni/ Iro ya magaeru
いり日さす 峰にたなびく うす雲は ものおもふ袖に いろやまかへる
いり日さす 峰にたなびく うす雲は ものおもふ袖に いろやまかへる
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.