Ch. 3, Utsusemi: Watanabe no Tsuna, from the series Modern Parodies of Genji (Imayô nazorae Genji)
Utagawa Yoshiiku
(Japanese, 1833–1904)
Miyagi Gengyo
(Japanese, 1817–1880)
Ômiya Kyûjirô (Kiyûdô)
(Japanese)
Hori Sashichi
(Japanese)
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 7th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 35.5 × 23.9 cm (14 × 9 7/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.39760
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPrints
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 Yoshiiku
1870 (Meiji 3), 1st month
Utagawa Yoshiiku
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 10th month
Utagawa Yoshiiku
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 1st month
Utagawa Yoshiiku
1871 (Meiji 4), 3rd month
Utagawa Yoshiiku
1859 (Ansei 6), 10th month
Utagawa Yoshiiku
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 10th month
Utagawa Yoshiiku
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 7th month
