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生き人形 二かい座敷
Display of Lifesized Dolls (Iki-ningyō): The Upstairs Parlor of a Brothel
生き人形 二かい座敷
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Other artist: Utagawa Yoshimori (Japanese, 1830–1884)
Publisher: Sagamiya Tōkichi (Ai-To) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Sugawa Sennosuke (Hori Sennosuke) (Japanese)
Other artist: Utagawa Yoshimori (Japanese, 1830–1884)
Publisher: Sagamiya Tōkichi (Ai-To) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Sugawa Sennosuke (Hori Sennosuke) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1856 (Ansei 3), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ōban diptych; 34.2 x 48.4 cm (13 7/16 x 19 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.37287a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
http://blog.livedoor.jp/misemono/archives/cat_50049088.html
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.37287a-b (complete diptych), 11.38964 (right sheet only)
Signed
Ōju Toyokuni tawamure ni utsushi, in toshidama cartouche (on right sheet); Ikkōsai Yoshimori zōhitsu (on left sheet)
応需 豊国戯に写(年玉枠) 一光斎芳盛
応需 豊国戯に写(年玉枠) 一光斎芳盛
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Dragon 3
Blockcutter's mark: Horikō Sen
改印：改、辰三
彫師：彫工千
Blockcutter's mark: Horikō Sen
改印：改、辰三
彫師：彫工千
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.