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「浮世又兵衛画」 「尊三隆達賛」 （高三隆達ヵ）
Painting by Ukiyo Matabei, Inscription by Takasabu Ryûtatsu
「浮世又兵衛画」 「尊三隆達賛」 （高三隆達ヵ）
Ichikawa Kiyû (Japanese, active 1830s–early 1860s)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
23.4 x 30 cm (9 3/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.45887.1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionFrom one of ten albums of fan prints.
Iwasa Matabei (1578-1650) was the painter alleged to have founded the Ukiyo-e school; Takasabu Ryûtatsu (1527-1611) was a priest of the Nichiren sect and the inventor of the type of song known as Ryûtatsu-bushi.
Iwasa Matabei (1578-1650) was the painter alleged to have founded the Ukiyo-e school; Takasabu Ryûtatsu (1527-1611) was a priest of the Nichiren sect and the inventor of the type of song known as Ryûtatsu-bushi.
Signed
Kiyû môko (copied by Kiyû from old works)
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Marks
Artist's seal
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.