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「四季遊ノ内 春」 「岡本屋内瓜生野」 「岡本屋内長太夫」 「岡本屋内菅之助」
Spring (Haru): Uryûno of the Okamotoya (R), Chôdayû of the Okamotoya (C), and Kannosuke of the Okamotoya (R), from the series Four Seasons (Shiki no uchi)
「四季遊ノ内 春」 「岡本屋内瓜生野」 「岡本屋内長太夫」 「岡本屋内菅之助」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1823 (Bunsei 6)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.1 x 75.6 cm (14 5/8 x 29 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.15792-4
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTriptych: 11.15792 (left), 11.15793 (center), 11.15794 (right)
Signed
Gototei Kunisada ga (on each sheet)
五渡亭国貞画
五渡亭国貞画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
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.