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源氏物語 若紫
Ch. 5, Wakamurasaki, from an untitled series illustrating poems from the Tale of Genji
源氏物語 若紫
Isoda Koryûsai (Japanese, 1735–1790)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 23.5 x 16.3 cm (9 1/4 x 6 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19764
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hockley 2003, p. 271, #C-72
Signed
Koryûsai
湖龍斎
湖龍斎
InscriptionsPoem: Te ni tsumite/ itsu shi ka mo min/ murasaki no/ ne ni kayoikeru/ nobe no murasaki
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.