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「花山宿霞の弾始（はなのやまかすみのひきぞめ）」
Mist on the Mountain of Flowers: First Playing of Musical Instruments at New Year (Hana no yama kasumi no hikizome)
「花山宿霞の弾始（はなのやまかすみのひきぞめ）」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Hayashiya Shôgorô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Hayashiya Shôgorô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1856 (Ansei 3), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.8 x 77.2 cm (14 1/8 x 30 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43583a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Dragon 1
Blockcutter's marks: Yokokawa Hori Take (on right and center sheets), Hori Take (on left sheet)
改印：改、辰正
彫師：横川彫竹 彫竹
Blockcutter's marks: Yokokawa Hori Take (on right and center sheets), Hori Take (on left sheet)
改印：改、辰正
彫師：横川彫竹 彫竹
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.