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Attributed to: Hokusen (Japanese, active 1800s–1820s)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (sumizuri with usuzumi); ink on paper, with red seal and slight color applied by hand
Dimensions
46.4 x 31.2 cm (18 1/4 x 12 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.30175
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionHokusen, a lesser-known pupil of Hokusai, is known to have used the names Gakeijin and Manjisai, although Manjisô (with the final character meaning "window") and Kintarô are not recorded.
Publisher: Shinsensai Jukei (?)
真舩斎寿敬蔵板
Publisher: Shinsensai Jukei (?)
真舩斎寿敬蔵板
Signed
Ôju Manjisô Gakeijin Kintarô
應需卍窓 画桂人 金多楼
應需卍窓 画桂人 金多楼
Marks
Artist's seal
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.