White Robes in the Yoshiwara on the 1st Day of the 8th Month (Hachigatsu tsuitachi Yoshiwara shiraginu kasane), from the series Annual Events in Edo (Edo nenchû gyôji no uchi)
Utagawa Sadahide
(Japanese, 1807–1873)
Sonoharaya Shôsuke
(Japanese)
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 9th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (key block); ink on paper
DimensionsHorizontal chûban; 19.5 × 28.5 cm (7 11/16 × 11 1/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.39630
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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: 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.
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 Sadahide
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 8th month
Utagawa Sadahide
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 7th month
Utagawa Sadahide
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 2nd month
Utagawa Sadahide
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 3rd month
Utagawa Sadahide
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 7th month
Utagawa Sadahide
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 2nd month
Utagawa Sadahide
