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「牛若六歌仙」 僧正坊の僧正遍照、牛若丸の有原業平
Sôjôbô as Sôjô Henjo and Ushiwaka as Ariwara no Narihira, from the series Characters from the Life of Ushiwaka [Yoshitsune] as the Six Poetic Immortals (Ushiwaka Rokkasen)
「牛若六歌仙」 僧正坊の僧正遍照、牛若丸の有原業平
Keisai Eisen (Japanese, 1790–1848)
Japanese
Edo period
1829 (Bunsei 12)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Shikishiban; 20.9 x 18 cm (8 1/4 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25670
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Keyes, Surimono (Spencer Museum cat., 1984), cat. no. 23; Polster & Marks, Surimono (1980), p. 33; another print in the series: Kôbe Mus., Western Blue/Seiyô no ai (2007), #108; Marks, Japanese Woodblock Prints (2010), p. 131
Signed
Keisai Eisen ga
渓斎英泉画
渓斎英泉画
InscriptionsPoems by Shûkôtei Takayasu, Shûrintei Takeme, and Shûchôdô
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.