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「わかむらさきの巻」
The Wakamurasaki Chapter (Wakamurasaki no maki)
「わかむらさきの巻」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Tsujiya Yasubei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Tsuge Shôjirô (Hori Shôji) (Japanese)
Publisher: Tsujiya Yasubei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Tsuge Shôjirô (Hori Shôji) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1854 (Kaei 7/Ansei 1), 6th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37 x 76 cm (14 9/16 x 29 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.15789-91
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Marks et al., Genji's World (2012), list #G220 (no photo); Tokugawa Art Mus., Kaiga de tsuzuru Genji monogatari (2005), #72
DescriptionTriptych: 11.15789 (left), 11.15790 (right), 11.15791 (center)
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, Tiger 6
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Shôji (on right and left sheets)
改印：改、寅六
彫師：彫工庄治
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Shôji (on right and left sheets)
改印：改、寅六
彫師：彫工庄治
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.