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「全盛自筆三十六花撰」 「
Tamagiku and ... of the ..., from the series Thirty-six Selected Flowers in Full Bloom: Their Own Calligraphy (Zensei jihitsu sanjûroku kasen)
「全盛自筆三十六花撰」 「
Utagawa Yoshiiku (Japanese, 1833–1904)
Publisher: Yorozuya Magobei (Ôkura Magobei, Kin'eidô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Yorozuya Magobei (Ôkura Magobei, Kin'eidô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Meiji era
1869 (Meiji 2), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.9 × 23.5 cm (14 1/8 × 9 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.45448
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThe fan held by the standing courtesan has what appears to be a signature of Zeshin.
Signed
Chôkarô Yoshiiku ga
朝霞楼芳幾画
朝霞楼芳幾画
Marks
Censor's seal: Snake 7 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：巳七改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：巳七改
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.