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見立源氏篝火
Women in an Iris Garden; Parody of the Kagaribi Chapter of the Tale of Genji
見立源氏篝火
Japanese
Edo period
about 1794–95 (Kansei 6–7)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.9 x 70.7 cm (14 1/8 x 27 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.23064-6
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 10, Museo d'Arte Orientale, Genoa, I (1988), pl. 188; Ukiyo-e shûka 8 (1980), Eishô list, #54; Brandt, Hosoda Eishi (1977), list no. A139 (no photo)
DescriptionTriptych: 11.23064 (left), 11.23065 (right), 11.23066 (center)
MFA impressions: 11.23064-6, 21.7645-7
MFA impressions: 11.23064-6, 21.7645-7
Signed
Eishô ga (on each sheet)
栄昌画
栄昌画
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.