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「道化狂画」
Comical Pictures (Dôke kyôga)
「道化狂画」
Japanese
Edo period
1858 (Ansei 5), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.2 × 24.2 cm (14 1/4 × 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39725
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ôta Mem. Mus., Warau ukiyo-e (2013), #181; Miyao, Nihon no giga (1967), p. 166
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.22752, 11.37492, 11.39724, 11.39725, 11.39726
Signed
Ichijusai Yoshikazu kyôga
一寿斎芳員狂画
一寿斎芳員狂画
Marks
Censor's seal: Horse 4
No blockcutter's mark
改印：午四
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：午四
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.