Mokubo-ji Temple, from an untitled series of famous places in Edo
Utagawa Sadakage I
(Japanese, active about 1818–1844)
mid–1820s
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
DimensionsShikishiban; 21.3 x 18.6 cm (8 3/8 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.20083
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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.
Utagawa Sadakage I
Utagawa Sadakage I
Actors Segawa Kikunojô V as Yuki-hime (R) and Ichikawa Ebizô V (Danjûrô VII) as Matsunaga Daizen (L)
Utagawa Sadakage I
1832 (Tenpô 3)
Utagawa Sadakage I
1827 (Bunsei 10), 6th month