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「東源氏雪の庭」
Eastern Genji: The Garden in Snow (Azuma Genji yuki no niwa)
「東源氏雪の庭」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher: Moriya Jihei (Kinshindô) (Japanese)
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher: Moriya Jihei (Kinshindô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1854 (Kaei 7/Ansei 1), 12th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.7 x 75.9 cm (14 13/16 x 29 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.21540-2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Schaap, Kunisada (exh. cat., 2016), #33; Marks et al., Genji's World (2012), list #G504, pl. 236
DescriptionTriptych: 11.21540 (left), 11.21541 (center), 11.21542 (right)
MFA impressions: 11.21540-2, 11.45113a-c
MFA impressions: 11.21540-2, 11.45113a-c
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on right and left sheets); Ôju Hiroshige hitsu (on center sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠) 応需広重筆
豊国画(年玉枠) 応需広重筆
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Tiger 12
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、寅十二
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、寅十二
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.