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「都名所之内 祇園社西門」
West Gate of the Gion Shrine (Gion-sha saimon), from the series Famous Places in the Capital (Miyako meisho no uchi)
「都名所之内 祇園社西門」
Japanese
Meiji era
about 1870–71 (Meiji 3–4)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal koban (half aiban); 16.1 x 23.5 cm (6 5/16 x 9 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.36404
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kitagawa, "Bosuton bijutsukan shozô Kamigata-e mokuroku" (Kansai daigaku, 2007), p. 128
Signed
Sadanobu
貞信
貞信
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.