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「妙でんす 十六利勘（じうろくりかん） 降奈損者（ふるなそんじゃ）」
Saint Furuna Says the Word "Furu" Is Unprofitable (Furuna Sonja), No. 7 from the series Sixteen Wonderful Considerations of Profit (Myô densu jûroku rikan)
「妙でんす 十六利勘（じうろくりかん） 降奈損者（ふるなそんじゃ）」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1845 (Kôka 2)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.4 x 24.8 cm (14 5/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.36313
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hiraki Ukiyo-e Foundation, Nyan to mo neko darake/ Cats of Many Varieties (2012), #16; the series: Robinson, Kuniyoshi (1961), list #103
DescriptionThe woman sitting by a heater while her cat crawls into her kimono for warmth represents a day when snow is falling (yuki ga furu).
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi giga
一勇斎国芳戯画
一勇斎国芳戯画
Marks
Censor's seal: Murata
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: kiri
改印：村田
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: kiri
改印：村田
彫師：なし
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 19, 2005)
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.