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「東都名所 佃島初廓公」
First Cuckoo of the Year at Tsukudajima (Tsukudajima hatsu hototogisu), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tôto meisho)
「東都名所 佃島初廓公」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1831–32 (Tenpô 2–3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 26.5 x 37.4 cm (10 7/16 x 14 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.26197
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Forrer, Hiroshige (1997), #6; Sakai, Hiroshige Edo fûkei (1996), list #46.8, pls. 447-448; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 244, horizontal ôban #61.08; Matsuki 1939, #3
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.26197, 21.5245
Signed
Ichiyûsai Hiroshige ga
一幽斎広重画
一幽斎広重画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
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.