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見立て六歌仙
Parody of the Six Poetic Immortals
見立て六歌仙
Japanese
Edo period
about 1792–93 (Kansei 4–5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 38.1 x 49.6 cm (15 x 19 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.14190, 11.14475
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Asano & Clark, Passionate Art (1995), #76; Jenkins et al, The Floating World Revisited (1993), #IV-11; Ukiyo-e shûka 3 (1978), list #17.1.1, 17.2, pls. 108-9; Shibui, Ukiyo-e zuten Utamaro (1964), 8.1.3-4
DescriptionDiptych: 11.14190 (right), 11.14475 (left)
MFA impressions: 11.14190VR (11.14190, 11.14475), 21.7433-4
MFA impressions: 11.14190VR (11.14190, 11.14475), 21.7433-4
Signed
Utamaro ga
歌麿画
歌麿画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
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.