Sunset Glow of Late Summer (Chôka no sekisho), from the series Eight Views of the Four Seasons (Shiki hakkei)
Torii Kiyonaga
(Japanese, 1752–1815)
Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudô)
(Japanese)
about 1779 (An'ei 8)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, with sections cut out and backed with fabric
DimensionsVertical chûban; 25.8 x 19.2 cm (10 3/16 x 7 9/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.19355
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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: 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.
Suzuki Harunobu
about 1770 (Meiwa 7)
