A Popular Story of Rabbits (Ryûkô usagi-banashi)
Utagawa Koyoshimori
(Japanese, active late 1860s–early 1870s)
Kiya Sakutarô
(Japanese)
1873 (Meiji 6), December
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban diptych; 35.1 x 47.8 cm (13 13/16 x 18 13/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.42009a-b
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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 Koyoshimori
1873 (Meiji 6), December
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1852 (Kaei 5), 5th month
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1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), intercalary 3rd month
Utagawa Toyokuni I
1811 (Bunka 8), 2nd month
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1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 10th month
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about 1848–49 (Kaei 1–2)
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 2nd month
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1852 (Kaei 5), 8th month
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1857 (Ansei 4), 4th month
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1811–3 (Bunka 8–10)