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「風流略源氏 柏木」
Kashiwagi, from the series Genji in Fashionable Modern Guise (Fûryû yatsushi Genji)
「風流略源氏 柏木」
Isoda Koryûsai (Japanese, 1735–1790)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1770–72 (Meiwa 7–An'ei 1)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 22.1 x 15.9 cm (8 11/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.21800
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Nakamachi, "Genji Pictures," in Envisioning the Tale of Genji (2008), fig. 40; Hockley 2003, p. 198, #C-2-36; the series: Marks et al., Genji's World (2012), list #G016
DescriptionCh. 36.
Signed
Koryûsai ga
湖龍斎画
湖龍斎画
InscriptionsPoem: Ima wa tote/ moeru keburi mo/ musubôre/ taenu omoi no/ nao ya nokoramu
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.