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娘道成寺 （絵暦）
Dancer and Bell of Dôjô-ji Temple
娘道成寺 （絵暦）
Ishikawa Toyonobu (Japanese, 1711–1785)
Japanese
Edo period
1765 (Meiwa 2)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 23.3 x 18.4 cm (9 3/16 x 7 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.30134
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Suzuki Harunobu (exh. cat., 2017), #43; Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #719
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.20131, 11.30134
The numbers of the long months are hidden in the kimono and the short months in the bell.
The numbers of the long months are hidden in the kimono and the short months in the bell.
Signed
Ishikawa Shûha ga
石川秀芭画
石川秀芭画
Marks
Blockcutter: Horikô Nakamura Joryû
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.