Man Looking at Flower Arrangement
Numata Gessai (Utamasa)
(Japanese, 1787–1864)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions12 x 17.2 cm (4 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.20626
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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.
Numata Kashû Denshô
Preface and colophon: 1885. Signature page: 1884.
Numata Kashû Denshô
Preface and signature page: 1889. Colophon: 1890
Gessai Gabimaru
latter half of Kansei (1789 - 1801) - first half of Bunka (1804 - 18) eras
Court Lady, from the series Sights and Specialties of Yamashiro Province (Yamashiro meisho meibutsu)
Keisai Eisen
about early 1820s
Teisai Hokuba
Teisai Hokuba
Kô Sûkei