Congratulations on Good Fortune in the Year of the Horse (Uma no toshi uke no on-iwai): People Born in Earth Signs Enter a Lucky Cycle on the 8th Day of the 5th Month (Dosei no hito gogatsu yôka uke ni iru); People Born in Water Signs Enter a Lucky Cycle on the 8th Day of the 5th Month (Suisei no hito gogatsu yôka uke ni iru)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
(Japanese, 1797–1861)
Horikoshi
(Japanese)
1858 (Ansei 5), 4th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 35 x 22.2 cm (13 3/4 x 8 3/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.22193
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPrints
Collections
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.
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Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1842–43 (Tenpô 13–14)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1830–35 (Tenpô 1–6)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1848 (Kôka 5/Kaei 1)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1840–42 (Tenpô 11–13)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1840–42 (Tenpô 11–13)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1840–42 (Tenpô 11–13)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1840–42 (Tenpô 11–13)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1840–42 (Tenpô 11–13)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1840–42 (Tenpô 11–13)
