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Shamisen, No. 1 (Sono ichi) from the series The Three Musical Instruments (Sankyoku)

Shamisen, No. 1 (Sono ichi) from the series The Three Musical Instruments (Sankyoku)

(Japanese, 1786?–1868)
about 1820s
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (surimono); ink, color, and metallic pigment on paper
DimensionsShikishiban; 21.3 x 18.9 cm (8 3/8 x 7 7/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.20483
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoem by Saieitei Mochimaru: Hosozao no/ tsurube ni kumeru/ wakamizu no/ mizu-jôshi ni mo/ awasu uguisu Poem by Sekigentei Namio: Sangen no/ ito mo ichi Fuji/ ni agari ya/ takane ni utau/ haru no hikizome
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.
Shamisen, No. 1 (Sono ichi) from the series The Three Musical Instruments (Sankyoku)
Shamisen, No. 1 (Sono ichi) from the series The Three Musical Instruments (Sankyoku)
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