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「七小町吾妻風俗 あまごひ」
Praying for Rain (Amagoi), from the series Seven Komachi in Eastern Fashions (Nana Komachi Azuma fûzoku)
「七小町吾妻風俗 あまごひ」
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) (Japanese, 1823–1880)
Publisher: Fujiokaya Keijirō (Shōrindō) (Japanese)
Publisher: Fujiokaya Keijirō (Shōrindō) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1858 (Ansei 5), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 34.8 × 74 cm (13 11/16 × 29 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38738a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Another triptych in the series (Sôshi arai): POLA Research Inst., Edo bijin no yosooi (2018), pp. 40-3
Signed
Kunisada ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
国貞画(年玉枠)
国貞画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Horse 4
No blockcutter's mark
改印：午四
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：午四
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.