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A Theatrical Boat Ride in the Snow (Yuki no keshiki gekiba no noribune)


「雪景色劇場乗船」
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) (Japanese, 1823–1880)
Publisher: Ebiya Rinnosuke (Kaijudô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Matsushima Masakichi (Hori Masa) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 12th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 36.2 × 74.7 cm (14 1/4 × 29 7/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38728a-c
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Signed Baichôrô Kunisada ga (on each sheet)
梅蝶楼国貞画
Marks Censor's seal: Dog 12 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Matsushima Hori Masa
改印:戌十二改
彫師:松島彫政
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.