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鯉
Carp and Water Plants
鯉
Japanese
Edo period
about 1804–18 (Bunka era)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.8 x 24.6 cm (14 1/2 x 9 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25231
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 12, Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, Berlin (1988), pl. 121
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.2011 (Aritaya edition; later?), 11.25231 (Etsukichi edition; earlier?)
Signed
Toyokuni hitsu
豊国筆
豊国筆
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
Artist's seal: toshidama
改印：極
Artist's seal: toshidama
改印：極
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.