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「今世時計十二時 辰ノ刻 日ノ五つ時」
The Hour of the Dragon, Fifth Hour of Day (Tatsu no koku, Hi no itsutsu toki), from the series Twelve Hours of a Modern Clock (Imayo tokei jûniji)
「今世時計十二時 辰ノ刻 日ノ五つ時」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1818–24 (early Bunsei era)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 39 x 26.9 cm (15 3/8 x 10 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39693
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Matsushita, Nishiki-e ga kataru edo no shoku (2009), p. 90; the series: Schaap, Kunisada (exh. cat., 2016), checklist 1-19
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.15315, 11.39693
Signed
Gototei Kunisada ga
五渡亭国貞画
五渡亭国貞画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
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.