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「四季ノ内 冬」「万字屋内亀菊」「万字屋内田毎」「赤蔦屋内蔦之助」
Winter (Fuyu): Kamegiku of the Manjiya (R), Tagoto of the Manjiya (C), and Tsutanosuke of the Aka-Tsutaya (L), from the series The Four Seasons (Shiki no uchi)
「四季ノ内 冬」「万字屋内亀菊」「万字屋内田毎」「赤蔦屋内蔦之助」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1823 (Bunsei 6)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.9 x 75.2 cm (14 15/16 x 29 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.15080, 11.15103, 11.15108
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTriptych: 11.15080 (center), 11.15103 (right), 11.15108 (left)
MFA impressions: 11.15075 (center sheet only, with different name), 11.15080VR (complete triptych)
MFA impressions: 11.15075 (center sheet only, with different name), 11.15080VR (complete triptych)
Signed
Gototei Kunisada ga (on each sheet)
五渡亭国貞画
五渡亭国貞画
Marks
No censor's seal
改印:なし
改印: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: 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.