Customs of the Twelve Months
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
(Japanese, 1786–1864)
Kôka (1844–48) - Kaei (1848–54) eras
Medium/TechniqueSet of twelve paintings mounted on a pair of six-panel folding screens (one of a pair); ink, color, gold, silver, and mica on silk
DimensionsImage: 93.3 x 36.3 cm (36 3/4 x 14 5/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.7584
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPaintings
Collections
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.
