Kuma and Kiku of the Ujiya in the Sparrow Dance (Suzume odori), from the series Gion Festival Costume Parade (Gion mikoshi arai nerimono sugata)
Urakusai Nagahide
(Japanese, active about 1805–1848)
Yamasa
(Japanese)
about 1815–24 (Bunka 12–Bunsei 7)
Object PlaceKyoto, Japan
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock/stencil print (kappazuri); ink on paper, with stenciled color
DimensionsHosoban; 33.7 x 15 cm (13 1/4 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.26539
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.
