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「東都両国橋 八十五歳之翁 渡初祝宴図」
Celebration in Honor of the Eighty-five-year-old Man Who Was the First to Cross the New Ryôgoku Bridge in the Eastern Capital (Tôto Ryôgoku-bashi hachijûgosai no okina watarisome iwai-en no zu)
「東都両国橋 八十五歳之翁 渡初祝宴図」
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)
Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tôbei (Kinkôdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tôbei (Kinkôdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1855 (Ansei 2), 12th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.5 x 26.4 cm (14 3/8 x 10 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.28739
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.28739, 11.36731
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Hare 12
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Kane (in gourd shape)
改印：改、卯十二
彫師：彫兼
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Kane (in gourd shape)
改印：改、卯十二
彫師：彫兼
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.