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川端で散歩する美人と男性
Man and Two Women Walking Near the River
川端で散歩する美人と男性
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Other artist: Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) (Japanese, 1823–1880)
Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tôbei (Kinkôdô) (Japanese)
Other artist: Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) (Japanese, 1823–1880)
Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tôbei (Kinkôdô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1843–47 (Tenpô 14–Kôka 4)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.1 x 75.8 cm (14 3/16 x 29 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.45546a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionProbably from the same series: 11.43595a-c, 11.45546a-c
The background, by Kunimasa III (later Kunisada II) may be the earliest known work by this artist.
背景の風景を国政<3>が描く。国政<3>としては一番早い作例ヵ。
The background, by Kunimasa III (later Kunisada II) may be the earliest known work by this artist.
背景の風景を国政<3>が描く。国政<3>としては一番早い作例ヵ。
Signed
Kôchôrô Toyokuni ga (on right and center sheets), Ichiyôsai Toyokuni ga (on left sheet); Monjin Kunimasa ga (in background of left sheet)
香蝶楼豊国画 一陽斎豊国画、門人国政画
香蝶楼豊国画 一陽斎豊国画、門人国政画
Marks
Censor's seal: Mera
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良
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.