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「信州更級田毎の月」
The Moon Reflected in the Paddies at Sarashina in Shinano Province (Shinshû Sarashina tagoto no tsuki)
「信州更級田毎の月」
Japanese
Edo period
1853 (Kaei 6), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 34.7 x 74.8 cm (13 11/16 x 29 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.29804, 11.39585a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 248, ôban triptych #46
DescriptionTriptych: 11.29804 (right), 11.39585a-b (center and left)
MFA impressions: 11.17161-3, 11.27097-9, 11.29804VR (11.29804, 11.39585a-b)
MFA impressions: 11.17161-3, 11.27097-9, 11.29804VR (11.29804, 11.39585a-b)
Signed
Hiroshige hitsu (on left and right sheets)
広重筆
広重筆
Marks
Censors' seals: Hama, Magome, Ox 5
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、馬込、丑五
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、馬込、丑五
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.