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擬人化した五両判
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Anthropomorphized Five-ryô Gold Coin
擬人化した五両判
Utagawa Kunifusa (Japanese, active about 1830–1844)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1837 (Tenpô 8)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
10.8 × 17.2 cm (4 1/4 × 6 3/4 in.)
Overall (each page): 30.6 × 22 cm (12 1/16 × 8 11/16 in.)
Overall (each page): 30.6 × 22 cm (12 1/16 × 8 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.45860.37
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMounted in album: 11.45860.1 to .49
Gold coins of this type were issued in 1837.
Gold coins of this type were issued in 1837.
Signed
Fujitei Kunifusa (?) ga
富士亭国総画
富士亭国総画
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.