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「四季之内 秋」
Autumn (Aki), from the series The Four Seasons (Shiki no uchi)
「四季之内 秋」
Japanese
Edo period
1851 (Kaei 4)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.3 x 77.4 cm (14 11/16 x 30 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.15167, 11.15177, 11.15179
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hinohara, Utagawa Kunisada (Ôta Mus., 2016), pp. 94-5; Marks et al., Genji's World (2012), list #G322-03 (no photo); Izzard, Kunisada's World (1993), #84
DescriptionTriptych: 11.15167 (left), 11.15177 (right), 11.15179 (center)
MFA impressions: 11.15167VR (11.15167, 11.15177, 11.15179); 11.29543VR (11.29543, 11.45212a-b)
Play: Genji Moyô Furisode Hinagata
Theater: Ichimura
源氏模様娘雛形（げんじもようふりそでひながた）
市村座
MFA impressions: 11.15167VR (11.15167, 11.15177, 11.15179); 11.29543VR (11.29543, 11.45212a-b)
Play: Genji Moyô Furisode Hinagata
Theater: Ichimura
源氏模様娘雛形（げんじもようふりそでひながた）
市村座
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censors' seals: Hama, Magome
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、馬込
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、馬込
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.