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「当世屋津し紫式部」
A Modern Version of Lady Murasaki (Tôsei yatsushi Murasaki Shikibu), from a triptych
「当世屋津し紫式部」
Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 39.1 x 26.3 cm (15 3/8 x 10 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.24976
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionCenter sheet of an incomplete triptych. The left sheet: 21.6835.
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
豊国画
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.