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「源氏御祝言図」
Congratulations to Genji (Genji goshûgen no zu)
「源氏御祝言図」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Kagaya Kichiemon (Kichibei) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Matsushima Masakichi (Hori Masa) (Japanese)
Publisher: Kagaya Kichiemon (Kichibei) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Matsushima Masakichi (Hori Masa) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, creped
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych, creped; 21.6 x 46.5 cm (8 1/2 x 18 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41815a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
POLA Research Inst., Edo bijin no yosooi (2018), pp. 112-5; Marks et al., Genji's World (2012), list #G273 (no photo)
DescriptionMFA impressions: 00.1963.2a-c (creped and mounted in album), 11.41815a-c
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Chicken 9 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Matsushima Hori Masa
改印：酉九改
彫師：松島彫政
Blockcutter's mark: Matsushima Hori Masa
改印：酉九改
彫師：松島彫政
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.