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「ギヤマン船」
Glass Model of a Foreign Ship (Gyaman-bune), with Mechanical Dolls
「ギヤマン船」
Japanese
Edo period
1847 (Kôka 4), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 35.9 x 50 cm (14 1/8 x 19 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38082a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
http://blog.livedoor.jp/misemono/archives/cat_50048982.html; Suzuki et al., Utagawa Kuniyoshi ten (1996), #296; Suzuki 1992, #335
DescriptionThe creation of the dollmaker Masanobu and the maker of mechanical devices Takeiwa, the model ship (size unknown, but probably fairly large) was exhibited in the fairgrounds at Asakusa in 1847. In addition to various figures from Chinese history and legend is a Japanese nobleman in black, representing Kibi Daijin, an early ambassador to China.
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on each sheet)
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censors' seals: Hama, Kinugasa
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、衣笠
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、衣笠
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.