Momotarô Selling Dumplings (top), Fallen Thunder God (bottom), from an untitled series of humorous prints
Utagawa Hiroshige I
(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Moritaya Hanzô
(Japanese)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsTwo horizontal chûban designs on uncut vertical ôban sheet; 35.5 x 24.1 cm (14 x 9 1/2 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.26360
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.
Utagawa Hiroshige I
about 1848–49 (Kaei 1–2)
Utagawa Hiroshige I
1857 (Ansei 4), 4th month
Utagawa Hiroshige I
about 1839–42 (Tenpô 10–13)
Utagawa Hiroshige I
1856 (Ansei 3), 9th month
Utagawa Hiroshige I
about 1839–42 (Tenpô 10–13)
Utagawa Hiroshige I
about 1832–34 (Tenpô 3–5)
Utagawa Hiroshige I
about 1845–46 (Kôka 2–3)
Utagawa Hiroshige I
about 1835–38 (Tenpô 6–9)
Utagawa Hiroshige I
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)