The Seven Gods of Good Fortune (Shichifukujin) Representing the Five Festivals (Gosekku)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
(Japanese, 1797–1861)
Utagawa Toyotoshi
(Japanese, active 1820s–30s)
Utagawa Toyokuni II (Toyoshige)
(Japanese, about 1802–1835)
Utagawa Kunimitsu I
(Japanese, active 1800s–early 1830s)
Utagawa Kunitomo I
(Japanese, active 1810s–40s)
Utagawa Kunitsugu
(Japanese, 1800–61)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
(Japanese, 1786–1864)
Utagawa Kuninao
(Japanese, 1795–1854)
Utagawa Kunihide
(Japanese, active 1820s–50s)
Utagawa Kunimune I
(Japanese, active 1820s–30s)
Igaya Kan'emon (Bunkidô)
(Japanese)
about 1832–33 (Tenpô 3–4)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHorizontal double ôban; 38.1 x 51.6 cm (15 x 20 5/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.26642
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)
