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全盛花の待うけ
Waiting for the Flowers to Come into Full Bloom (Zensei hana no machiuke)
全盛花の待うけ
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) (Japanese, 1823–1880)
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizô (Kôeidô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizô (Kôeidô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1868 (Keiô 4/Meiji 1), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, creped
Dimensions
Vertical ôban, creped; 22.5 x 17 cm (8 7/8 x 6 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38838
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 201-1276 (L) and 201-1275 (C); not found in Marks 2012
DescriptionLeft sheet of incomplete triptych; title on center sheet.
Signed
Kunisada hitsu
国貞筆
国貞筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Dragon 1 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：辰正改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：辰正改
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.