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両国橋橋詰
The Approach to Ryôgoku Bridge
両国橋橋詰
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban pentaptych; 38.6 x 25.7 cm (15 3/16 x 10 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13847-51
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 7, Musee Guimet II (1990), pl. 96
DescriptionPentaptych, right to left: 11.13847, 11.13848, 11.13849, 11.13850, 11.13851
Signed
Toyokuni ga (on each sheet except center), Utagawa Toyokuni ga (on center sheet)
豊国画 歌川豊国画
豊国画 歌川豊国画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame (on each sheet except center)
改印：極
改印：極
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.