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「すみ田川の夕桜」
Cherry Blossoms at Night on the Banks of the Sumida River (Sumidagawa no yozakura)
「すみ田川の夕桜」
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1845–46 (Kôka 2–3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.5 x 72.7 cm (14 3/8 x 28 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.36653a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Iwakiri, Kuniyoshi (2011), #200
DescriptionUnidentified publisher's mark.
Signed
Chôôrô Kuniyoshi ga (on right and center sheets), Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on left sheet)
朝櫻楼国芳画 一勇斎国芳画
朝櫻楼国芳画 一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censor's seal: Muramatsu
No blockcutter's mark
改印：村松
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：村松
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.