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大女三姉妹 （おおおんなさんしまい）
Three Big Girls
大女三姉妹 （おおおんなさんしまい）
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) (Japanese, 1823–1880)
Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1856 (Ansei 3), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36.7 x 51 cm (14 7/16 x 20 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38952a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
http://blog.livedoor.jp/misemono/archives/cat_50049088.html; Asano, "Kashibukuro ...," Wagashi no. 19 (2012), fig. 22; Genshoku ukiyo-e dai hyakka jiten 5 (1980), #249; Ono, Misemono fûzoku zushi (1977), p. 1
DescriptionThree sisters, ages 8, 12 and 16, originally from Kumamoto in Higo Province.
Signed
Baichôrô Kunisada ga (on right sheet), Ichijusai Kunisada ga (on left sheet)
梅蝶楼国貞画 一寿斎国貞画
梅蝶楼国貞画 一寿斎国貞画
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Dragon 4
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：改、辰四
彫師：彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：改、辰四
彫師：彫竹
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.