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Wrapper (?) for the book Kokkei jinbutsu kotowaza heso no yadogae (Comical Figures for Proverbial Belly Laughs)
Wrapper (?) for the book Kokkei jinbutsu kotowaza heso no yadogae (Comical Figures for Proverbial Belly Laughs)

Wrapper (?) for the book Kokkei jinbutsu kotowaza heso no yadogae (Comical Figures for Proverbial Belly Laughs)

Nakajima Yoshiume (Japanese, 1819–1879)
Wataya Kihei (Wataki) (Japanese)
1830–43 (Tenpô era)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions17.3 x 22.5 cm (6 13/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.37324
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 19, 2005)

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.
The Inari Shrine at Akatenugui (Akatenugui), from the series Comical Views of Famous Places in Osaka (Kokkei Naniwa meisho)
The Inari Shrine at Akatenugui (Akatenugui), from the series Comical Views of Famous Places in Osaka (Kokkei Naniwa meisho)
Nakajima Yoshiume
about 1848–54 (Kaei era)
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Akushichibyôe Kagekiyo Attempts to Assassinate Yoritomo at the Great Buddha Hall of Tôdai-ji Temple
Nakajima Yoshiume
Battle between the Minamoto and Taira Clans (Genpei kassen): Kumagai Kojirô Naoie and Etchû Jirobei Moritsugu at Ichinotani
Battle between the Minamoto and Taira Clans (Genpei kassen): Kumagai Kojirô Naoie and Etchû Jirobei Moritsugu at Ichinotani
Nakajima Yoshiume
The Sumiyoshi Shrine (Sumiyoshi), from the series Comical Views of Famous Places in Osaka (Kokkei Naniwa meisho)
The Sumiyoshi Shrine (Sumiyoshi), from the series Comical Views of Famous Places in Osaka (Kokkei Naniwa meisho)
Nakajima Yoshiume
about 1848–54 (Kaei era)
Shitennô-ji Temple (Shitennô-ji), from the series Comical Views of Famous Places in Osaka (Kokkei Naniwa meisho)
Shitennô-ji Temple (Shitennô-ji), from the series Comical Views of Famous Places in Osaka (Kokkei Naniwa meisho)
Nakajima Yoshiume
about 1848–54 (Kaei era)
Kiyomizu-dera Temple (Kiyomizu), from the series Comical Views of Famous Places in Osaka (Kokkei Naniwa meisho)
Kiyomizu-dera Temple (Kiyomizu), from the series Comical Views of Famous Places in Osaka (Kokkei Naniwa meisho)
Nakajima Yoshiume
about 1848–54 (Kaei era)
Kishimozenshin, from the series Comical Views of Famous Places in Osaka (Kokkei Naniwa meisho)
Kishimozenshin, from the series Comical Views of Famous Places in Osaka (Kokkei Naniwa meisho)
Nakajima Yoshiume
about 1848–54 (Kaei era)
Shimodera-chô, from the series Comical Views of Famous Places in Osaka (Kokkei Naniwa meisho)
Shimodera-chô, from the series Comical Views of Famous Places in Osaka (Kokkei Naniwa meisho)
Nakajima Yoshiume
about 1848–54 (Kaei era)
Ikutama, from the series Comical Views of Famous Places in Osaka (Kokkei Naniwa meisho)
Ikutama, from the series Comical Views of Famous Places in Osaka (Kokkei Naniwa meisho)
Nakajima Yoshiume
about 1848–54 (Kaei era)
Kôzu, from the series Comical Views of Famous Places in Osaka (Kokkei Naniwa meisho)
Kôzu, from the series Comical Views of Famous Places in Osaka (Kokkei Naniwa meisho)
Nakajima Yoshiume
about 1848–54 (Kaei era)
Nihonbashi Bridge, from the series Comical Views of Famous Places in Osaka (Kokkei Naniwa meisho)
Nihonbashi Bridge, from the series Comical Views of Famous Places in Osaka (Kokkei Naniwa meisho)
Nakajima Yoshiume
about 1848–54 (Kaei era)
Hôzen-ji Temple (Hôzen-ji), from the series Comical Views of Famous Places in Osaka (Kokkei Naniwa meisho)
Hôzen-ji Temple (Hôzen-ji), from the series Comical Views of Famous Places in Osaka (Kokkei Naniwa meisho)
Nakajima Yoshiume
about 1848–54 (Kaei era)