Women Chasing Fireflies
Utagawa Toyohiro
(Japanese, 1773–1828)
about 1793–94 (Kansei 5–6)
Medium/TechniqueHanging scroll; ink and color on silk
DimensionsImage: 99.3 x 32.3 cm (39 1/8 x 12 11/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.7856
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPaintings
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 Toyohiro
latter half of Bunka (1804 - 18) - first half of Bunsei (1818 - 30) eras
Utagawa Toyohiro
latter half of Kansei era (1789 - 1801)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
about Tenpô 10 (1839)
Utagawa Toyoharu
latter half of Tenmei (1781 - 89) - first half of Kansei (1789 - 1801) eras
