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「流行浮世のたとへ」
Popular Floating World Proverbs (Ryûkô ukiyo no tatoe)
「流行浮世のたとへ」
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
1868 (Keiô 4/Meiji 1), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 35.4 × 49 cm (13 15/16 × 19 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.34998.84a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionFrom an album of satirical prints, 11.34998.1-112.
Signed
Utashige ga
Marks
Censor's seal: Dragon 8 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：辰八改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：辰八改
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: September 29, 2004)
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.