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今様源氏 三曲遊宴之図
Courtesans Playing Music; based on the triptych Concert of Three Instruments (Sankyoku yûen no zu), from the series Genji in Modern Style (Imayô Genji)
今様源氏 三曲遊宴之図
Japanese
Edo period
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), 10th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, creped
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych, creped; 21 x 30.9 cm (8 1/4 x 12 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.45409a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Marks et al, Genji's World (2012), list G055 (no photo)
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.21398-400 (complete triptych), 11.45409a-b (two left sheets, without background, creped)
It is not clear whether or not this version included a third sheet with a new title.
It is not clear whether or not this version included a third sheet with a new title.
Signed
Kunichika ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
国周画(年玉枠)
国周画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Monkey 10 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印:申十改
彫師:なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印:申十改
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: 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.