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Courtesy (Rei), from the series A Set of Five [Virtues] for the Katsushika Group (Katsushika goban)

Courtesy (Rei), from the series A Set of Five [Virtues] for the Katsushika Group (Katsushika goban)

(Japanese, 1757–1820)
early to mid 1810s
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions12.1 x 18.1 cm (4 3/4 x 7 1/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.25173
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoem by Bunsaisha Fudemaru: Aoyagi no/ sugata nomi ka wa/ kefu to ieba/ kishiki ni mayu o/ tsukuru taoyame Poem by Bunshûsha Hiroba: Taoyame ga/ kao ni ôgi wa/ kazashitemo/ hatsuhi no kage o/ utsusu tosozake Poem by Bunbunsha [Kanikomaru]: Saku ume no/ Muromachi-fû wa/ harusame no/ Ashikaga some ya/ niau narubeshi
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.