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Ch. 25, Hotaru: Miyuki, Daughter of the Akizuki Clan (Akizukishi no musume Miyuki), from the series Modern Parodies of Genji (Imayô nazorae Genji)


「今様擬源氏 二十五 蛍 秋月氏の娘深雪」
Utagawa Yoshiiku (Japanese, 1833–1904)
Other artist: Miyagi Gengyo (Japanese, 1817–1880)
Publisher: Ômiya Kyûjirô (Kiyûdô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 7th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 36 × 23.7 cm (14 3/16 × 9 5/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41118
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné The series: Marks et al., Genji's World (2012), list #G474 (no photos)
Signed Chôkarô Yoshiiku ga
朝霞楼芳幾画
Marks Censor's seal: Rat 7 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: kiri
改印:子七改
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.