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「当盛見立人形之内 二かい座敷の図」
The Upstairs Parlor of a Brothel (Nikai zashiki no zu), from the series Selected Modern Lifesized Dolls (Tôsei mitate ningyô no uchi)
「当盛見立人形之内 二かい座敷の図」
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)
Publisher: Honmo (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Hori Sashichi (Japanese)
Publisher: Honmo (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Hori Sashichi (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1856 (Ansei 3), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 35.4 x 48.7 cm (13 15/16 x 19 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.28707-8
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
http://blog.livedoor.jp/misemono/archives/cat_50049088.html; Ono, Misemono fûzoku zushi (1977), p. 376
DescriptionDiptych: 11.28707 (right), 11.28708 (left)
MFA impressions: 11.28707-8, 11.36478a-b
MFA impressions: 11.28707-8, 11.36478a-b
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on each sheet)
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Dragon 2
Blockcutter's mark: Sashichi koku
改印：改、辰二
彫師：佐七刻
Blockcutter's mark: Sashichi koku
改印：改、辰二
彫師：佐七刻
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.