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「風流六花撰ノ内 かほよ花」 「娘業平」
Iris: A Female Narihira (Kaoyobana, Onna Narihira), from the series Six Fashionable Floral Selections (Fûryû rokkasen no uchi)
「風流六花撰ノ内 かほよ花」 「娘業平」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyûdô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyûdô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about early 1830s (early Tenpô era)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.5 x 74.2 cm (14 3/8 x 29 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.29016-8
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTriptych: 11.29016 (center), 11.29017 (left), 11.29018 (right)
MFA impressions: 11.15813-5, 11.29016-8
MFA impressions: 11.15813-5, 11.29016-8
Signed
Kôchôrô Kunisada ga (on each sheet)
香蝶楼国貞画
香蝶楼国貞画
Marks
No censor's seal
改印：なし
改印：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.