Miotsukushi, from an untitled series of The Tale of Genji

Artist unknown, Japanese

Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780–1850)

Takashima Chiharu (Japanese, 1777–1859)

about 1836–37 (Tenpô 7–8)

Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (surimono); ink, color, and metallic pigment on paper

DimensionsShikishiban; 21.2 x 18.2 cm (8 3/8 x 7 3/16 in.)

Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection

Accession number11.19814

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ClassificationsPrints

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InscriptionsPoem by Rokujuan Fukumaro: Akashi made mo/ kasumi no umi ni/ mioshirushi/ tateru naniwa no/ eni ha fukashi na Poem by Kichôdô: Uguisu no/ mefu hanagasa yo/ harusame no/ tamino no shima no/ nani hagakure su 明石まても　霞の海に　ミをしるし　たてるなにはの　えにハふかしな　　鹿寿庵ふく麿鶯のめふはな笠よはる雨の　田蓑の嶋の　なにはがくれす　　＿長堂

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.