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「七五三祝ひの図」
Celebration of the Shichigosan Festival (Shichigosan iwai no zu)
「七五三祝ひの図」
Japanese
Edo period
1844 (Tenpô 15/Kôka 1)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.5 x 70.7 cm (14 3/8 x 27 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43585a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba City Mus., Ukiyo-e ni egakareta kodomotachi (2014), #45
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.29205-7 (sheets mounted out of order), 11.43585a-c (sheets in correct order)
Signed
Kunisada aratame Nidai Toyokuni ga (on right and center sheets), Kunisada aratame Nidai Ichiyôsai Toyokuni ga (on left sheet)
国貞改二代豊国画 国貞改二代一陽斎豊国画(年玉印)
国貞改二代豊国画 国貞改二代一陽斎豊国画(年玉印)
Marks
Censor's seal: Hama
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: toshidama (on left sheet only)
改印：浜
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: toshidama (on left sheet only)
改印：浜
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.