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「当世四季詠 秋之部」
Fall Section (Aki no bu), from the series Modern Views of the Four Seasons (Tôsei shiki no nagame)
「当世四季詠 秋之部」
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.2 x 71.1 cm (14 1/4 x 28 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.15831-3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Marks et al., Genji's World (2012), list #G336-02, pl. 16 (an earlier edition with different blocks)
DescriptionTriptych: 11.15831 (left), 11.15832 (center), 11.15833 (right)
Signed
Toyokuni hitsu (on each sheet)
豊国筆
豊国筆
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Snake 4 (on center sheet only)
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳四
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳四
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.