[One of a group of 98] Japanese woodblocks
Katsushika Hokusai
(Japanese, 1760–1849)
Kitagawa Utamaro I
(Japanese, early 1750s–1806)
late 18th to early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueWood (non-specific)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession numberRES.11.5113a
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTools and equipment
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.
Katsushika Hokusai
Katsushika Hokusai
Katsushika Hokusai
Torii Kiyonobu II
1732 (Kyôhô 17)
Torii Kiyonobu II
1732 (Kyôhô 17)
Ishikawa Toyonobu
1731–32
early 19th century
Hatsuyama Shigeru
1962 (Shôwa 37)