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「吉原時計 申の刻」
The Hour of the Monkey (Saru no koku), from the series A Yoshiwara Clock (Yoshiwara tokei)
「吉原時計 申の刻」
Utagawa Kuniaki II (Japanese, 1835–1888)
Publisher: Kagiya Shôbei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Publisher: Kagiya Shôbei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 12th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36 x 25 cm (14 3/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.36805
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Kuniaki ga, in toshidama cartouche
国明画(年玉枠)
国明画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Chicken 12 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Koizumi Kane
改印：酉十二改
彫師：彫工小泉兼
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Koizumi Kane
改印：酉十二改
彫師：彫工小泉兼
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.