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雪の訪問 （見立三国志 玄徳三雪中孔明訪ヵ）
Women Arriving for a Visit in Snow (Parody of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms?)
雪の訪問 （見立三国志 玄徳三雪中孔明訪ヵ）
Japanese
Edo period
1805 (Bunka 2), 12th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 38.8 x 77.4 cm (15 1/4 x 30 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13809-11
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTriptych: 11.13809 (center), 11.13810 (left), 11.13811 (right)
MFA impressions: 11.13809-11 (complete triptych), 21.6956 (L only)
Possibly a parody of the story of Liu Bei's three visits to Kongming (Zhuge liang), from the Chinese historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
MFA impressions: 11.13809-11 (complete triptych), 21.6956 (L only)
Possibly a parody of the story of Liu Bei's three visits to Kongming (Zhuge liang), from the Chinese historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Signed
Toyokuni ga (on each sheet)
豊国画
豊国画
Marks
Censor's seals: kiwame, 12
改印：極、十弐
改印：極、十弐
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.