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秋海棠に翡翠
Kingfisher and Begonia
秋海棠に翡翠
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 22.5 x 16.6 cm (8 7/8 x 6 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.21092
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.21092, 21.9619
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
InscriptionsPoem: Kawasemi no/ hane o yosoute/ mizu kagami
川蝉の 羽を粧ふて 水かゝみ
川蝉の 羽を粧ふて 水かゝみ
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.