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「子供遊出初之図」
Children Imitating the New Year's Parade of Fire Brigades (Kodomo asobi dezome no zu)
「子供遊出初之図」
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), Intercalary 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.9 × 75.4 cm (14 15/16 × 29 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.37360a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba City Mus., Ukiyo-e ni egakareta kodomotachi (2014), #234; Genshoku ukiyo-e dai hyakka jiten 3 (1982), #154
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.21435–7, 11.37359a-c, 11.37360a-c
Signed
Yoshifuji ga (on each sheet)
芳藤画
芳藤画
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Snake intercalary 5
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳壬五
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳壬五
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.