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「あかし風呂」
The Akashi Bathhouse (Akashi-buro)
「あかし風呂」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Tsutaya Jûzaburô (Kôshodô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Tsutaya Jûzaburô (Kôshodô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban, two-tier hexaptych; 72.5 x 74.5 cm (28 9/16 x 29 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.26976-81
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Marks et al., Genji's World (2012), list #G160, pl. 158
DescriptionHexaptych: 11.26976 (bottom right), 11.26977 (bottom center), 11.26978 (bottom left), 11.26979 (top left), 11.26980 (top center), 11.26981 (top right)
MFA impressions: 11.26976-81 (complete), 11.42202a-f (complete), 11.45274a-c (upper half only)
MFA impressions: 11.26976-81 (complete), 11.42202a-f (complete), 11.45274a-c (upper half only)
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet of upper half); Kôchôrô Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (lower right); Ichiyôsai Toyokuni ga (lower center); Kôchôrô Toyokuni ga (lower left)
豊国画(年玉枠) 香蝶楼豊国画(年玉枠) 一陽斎豊国画 香蝶楼豊国画
豊国画(年玉枠) 香蝶楼豊国画(年玉枠) 一陽斎豊国画 香蝶楼豊国画
Marks
Censors' seals (top half): Fuku, Muramatsu
Censors' seals (bottom half): Mera, Murata
No blockcutter's mark
改印（上）：福、村松
改印（下）：米良、村田
彫師：なし
Censors' seals (bottom half): Mera, Murata
No blockcutter's mark
改印（上）：福、村松
改印（下）：米良、村田
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.