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「道化たとへつくし」
DEACESSIONED June 20, 2019
A Collection of Comical Sayings (Dôke tatoe zukushi)
「道化たとへつくし」
Japanese
Edo period
1859 (Ansei 6), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.2 x 25.5 cm (14 1/4 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39602
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.26453, *11.39602 (deaccessioned in 2019)
Signed
Nisei Hiroshige ga
二世広重画
二世広重画
Marks
Censor's seal: Goat 2 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：未弐改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：未弐改
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.