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「百人一首乳母か絵説 中納言家特」
Poem by Chūnagon Yakamochi (Ōtomo no Yakamochi), from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)
「百人一首乳母か絵説 中納言家特」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1835–36 (Tenpō 6–7)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ōban; 24.9 x 37.2 cm (9 13/16 x 14 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39636
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Morse, Hokusai: The One Hundred Poets (1989), #6; Ukiyo-e shūka 16 (1981), p. 228, horizontal ōban #24.06
DescriptionNo. 6 in the series.
MFA impressions: *06.1065 (deaccessioned in 2019), 11.17678, 11.39636, 21.6722
MFA impressions: *06.1065 (deaccessioned in 2019), 11.17678, 11.39636, 21.6722
Signed
Saki no Hokusai Manji
前北斎卍
前北斎卍
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
InscriptionsPoem: Kasasagi no/ wataseru hashi ni/ oku shimo no/ shiroki o mireba/ yo zo fukenikeru
鵲の 渡せるはしに おくしもの しろきをみれば 夜ぞ更にける
鵲の 渡せるはしに おくしもの しろきをみれば 夜ぞ更にける
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.