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The Ukifune Chapter of the Tale of Genji, for the Akabane-ren

The Ukifune Chapter of the Tale of Genji, for the Akabane-ren

(Japanese, 1780–1850)
1826 (Bunsei 9)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (surimono); ink, color, and metallic pigment on paper
DimensionsShikishiban; 21 x 18.3 cm (8 1/4 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.20609
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoem by Fukkitei Kanezane: Inudoshi no/ haru ni ause no/ ukifune wa/ Okinamaru to mo/ omohoyuru kana Poem by Akebono no Haruko: Uruwashiki/ uki dani haru wa/ Nioumiya/ ume ga kaori o/ noseru ukifune Poem by Hananomon Masao: Hoshi to yobu/ ume no kaoreba/ Ukifune no/ chigiri ya kataki/ ishi to naruramu
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.