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「女子教訓狂歌合」 神明宮
Woman and Puppy at the Shinmei Shrine, from the series A Collection of Comic Poems for the Instruction of Women (Joshi kyôkun kyôka awase)
「女子教訓狂歌合」 神明宮
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1843 (Tenpô 14)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical oban; 37.3 x 25.1 cm (14 11/16 x 9 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43654
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Kôchôrô Kunisada ga
香蝶楼国貞画
香蝶楼国貞画
Marks
Censor's seal: Taka
No blockcutter's mark
改印：高
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：高
彫師：なし
Inscriptions「とゞめてもとめたきものは人の女の物見ちやうもんさては小あるき」
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.