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「吾妻源氏花乃遊宴」
Eastern Genji's Cherry-blossom Banquet (Azuma Genji hana no yûen)
「吾妻源氏花乃遊宴」
Japanese
Edo period
1856 (Ansei 3), 12th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.1 x 75.4 cm (14 5/8 x 29 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.15882-4
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Marks et al., Genji's World (2012), list #G244 (no photo)
DescriptionTriptych: 11.15882 (left), 11.15883 (center), 11.15884 (right)
A recycled version of the same design with maple leaves instead of cherry blossoms: 00.839-40 (two left sheets only)
A recycled version of the same design with maple leaves instead of cherry blossoms: 00.839-40 (two left sheets only)
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Dragon 12
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、辰十二
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、辰十二
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: 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.