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「安政乙卯十一月廿三日両国橋渡初之図」
The First Crossing of the Ryôgoku Bridge on the 23rd Day of the 11th Month, 1855 (Ansei kinoto u jûichigatsu nijûsannichi Ryôgoku-bashi watarihajime no zu)
「安政乙卯十一月廿三日両国橋渡初之図」
Japanese
Edo period
1855 (Ansei 2), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.8 x 74.4 cm (14 1/2 x 29 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.16080-2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTriptych: 11.16080 (right), 11.16081 (center), 11.16082 (left)
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on each sheet)
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Hare 11
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、卯十一
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、卯十一
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: August 3, 1911)
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.