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「南泉斬猫大悟得」 蛇の目かさの男伊達 「但馬守経政於竹生島弾琵琶」
Harimaze sheet: Nansen Kills the Cat and Causes Enlightenment (by Zeshin, above); Dandy with Umbrella (by Hiroshige III, lower right); Tsunemasa Plays the Biwa on Chikubushima (by Hanzan, lower left)
「南泉斬猫大悟得」 蛇の目かさの男伊達 「但馬守経政於竹生島弾琵琶」
Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891)
Utagawa Hiroshige III (Japanese, 1842–1894)
Matsukawa Hanzan (Japanese, 1818–1882)
Publisher: Mizuno Keijirô (Japanese)
Utagawa Hiroshige III (Japanese, 1842–1894)
Matsukawa Hanzan (Japanese, 1818–1882)
Publisher: Mizuno Keijirô (Japanese)
Japanese
Meiji era
1878 (Meiji 11), June
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban (harimaze); 36 x 24 cm (14 3/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.26463
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Zeshin (top); Hiroshige (bottom right); Naniwa Matsukawa Hanzan ga (bottom left)
是真 広重 浪華花松川半山画
是真 広重 浪華花松川半山画
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.