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「唐和景夕 一 十二段」 「唐和景夕 二 朝セン」
Right: Ushiwakamaru Serenading Jôruri-hime (Jûnidan), No. 1 from the series Chinese and Japanese Scenes (Tôwa keiseki); left: Korea (Chôsen) [sic; actually a Western scene], No. 2 from the series Chinese and Japanese Scenes (Tôwa keiseki)
「唐和景夕 一 十二段」 「唐和景夕 二 朝セン」
Utagawa Toyoharu (Japanese, 1735–1814)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Two horizontal yotsugiri (quarter ôban) on uncut sheet; 14.4 x 34.2 cm (5 11/16 x 13 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.21801
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.21801 (uncut sheet of two images), RES.54.95 (right image only), RES.54.100 (left image only)
Signed
Utagawa Toyoharu ga (on each design)
歌川豊春画
歌川豊春画
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.