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「明治六九月三十日 木性の人うけに入る」
On September 30, 1873, People Born in Wood Signs Enter a Lucky Cycle (Meiji roku kugatsu sanjûnichi mokusei no hito uke ni iru); Lucky Things That Start with Fu: Fukusuke, Fukujo, the Wisteria Girl (Fujimusume), a Letter Carrier (Fujitsukai), and Fukashichi, in a Boat (Fune), with Mount Fuji
「明治六九月三十日 木性の人うけに入る」
Japanese
Meiji era
1873 (Meiji 6), September
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36 x 25 cm (14 3/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.42000
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionIn yin-yang divination (onmyôdô), luck followed a cycle of seven good years and then five bad years, according to one's year of birth. The ages of people in the lucky category are listed.
According to Asai, Kinsei nishiki-e sesôshi 4 (1936), color insert before p. 1, Nikutei Karyô was a pseudonym of Kiyochika.
According to Asai, Kinsei nishiki-e sesôshi 4 (1936), color insert before p. 1, Nikutei Karyô was a pseudonym of Kiyochika.
Signed
Nikutei Karyô ga... (final character unread)
肉亭夏良画
肉亭夏良画
Marks
Censor's seal: Chicken 9
No blockcutter's mark
改印：酉九
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：酉九
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.