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「本朝名橋之内 江都日本橋略図」
Sketch of Nihonbashi Bridge in Edo (Edo Nihonbashi ryakuzu), from the series (?) Famous Bridges of Japan (Honchô meikyô no uchi)
「本朝名橋之内 江都日本橋略図」
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.2 x 75 cm (14 1/4 x 29 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.16517-9
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTriptych: 11.16517 (center), 11.16518 (left), 11.16519 (right)
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on right and left sheets); Gakô Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on center sheet)
一勇斎国芳画 画工一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画 画工一勇斎国芳画
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.