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「子供遊凧あげくらべ」
Children at Play: Kite-flying Contest (Kodomo asobi tako-age kurabe)
「子供遊凧あげくらべ」
Utagawa Yoshitora (Japanese, active about 1836–1887)
Publisher: Enshūya Hikobei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Matsushima Masakichi (Hori Masa) (Japanese)
Publisher: Enshūya Hikobei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Matsushima Masakichi (Hori Masa) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 10th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.4 × 72.7 cm (13 15/16 × 28 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39743a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.39743a-c, 11.41315a-c
Written on the kites are the names of commodities that are rising in price.
Written on the kites are the names of commodities that are rising in price.
Signed
Yoshitora ga (on each sheet)
芳虎画
芳虎画
Marks
Censor's seal: Ox 10 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Masa (on right sheet)
改印: 丑十改
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Masa (on right sheet)
改印: 丑十改
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.