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仙台東照宮御祭礼山鉾図 「賢母機を織る時 孟軻学官より帰りたまふ躰」
The Wise Mother Breaks the Loom When Meng ke (Mencius) Leaves School and Comes Home (Kenba hata o oru toki Môka gakkan yori kaeritamau tei); Parade Float for the Festival of the Tôshôgû Shrine in Sendai
仙台東照宮御祭礼山鉾図 「賢母機を織る時 孟軻学官より帰りたまふ躰」
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
Dimensions
43 x 25 cm (16 15/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.45791.3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
General reference: Asano, "Sendai matsuri yamaboko zu kô," Bijutsukan benri 12 (Hiraki Ukiyo-e Mus., July 2000)
DescriptionPrinted in Sendai. In the lower right corner is the logo of the sponsor.
From an album of 10 prints of Sendai festival float designs, 11.45791.1 to .10; RES.26.2 appears to be another work of the same kind.
According to Asano, there are 3 different types of these prints, in chronological order: (1) both the title and the name of the sponsor appear at the edge of the design without any cartouche; (2) the title is in a cartouche, but the name of the sponsor is not (one such print is dated 1839); and (3) both the title and the name of the sponsor are enclosed by a cartouche. RES.26.2 is Type 1 and 11.45791.1 to .10 are all Type 3.
From an album of 10 prints of Sendai festival float designs, 11.45791.1 to .10; RES.26.2 appears to be another work of the same kind.
According to Asano, there are 3 different types of these prints, in chronological order: (1) both the title and the name of the sponsor appear at the edge of the design without any cartouche; (2) the title is in a cartouche, but the name of the sponsor is not (one such print is dated 1839); and (3) both the title and the name of the sponsor are enclosed by a cartouche. RES.26.2 is Type 1 and 11.45791.1 to .10 are all Type 3.
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ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 19, 2005)
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.