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Flower of the Heights (Takane no hana), No. 1 from the series Comparison of Flowers (Hana awase)

Flower of the Heights (Takane no hana), No. 1 from the series Comparison of Flowers (Hana awase)

(Japanese, active about 1830–60)
about 1835 (Tenpô 6)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
DimensionsShikishiban; 20.9 x 18.4 cm (8 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.20735
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoem by Kurama'an Sansui: Fumoto nite/ soko zo to michi wa/ oshiuredo/ yubi mo sasasenu/ hana no yamamori Poem by Wakanoya Uramichi, Shinshû: Yamabito no/ michi wa shiranedo/ saku hana no/ kumo ni kokoro no/ noranu hi zo naki Poem by Shôsai Kakuô: Aogimiru/ takane no hana no/ kaobase ni/ hito no kokoro mo/ sora ni nari keri
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.