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Avoiding the Overturning of the World (Sekai kutsugaeshi fusegi no hanashi)

Avoiding the Overturning of the World (Sekai kutsugaeshi fusegi no hanashi)

(Japanese, 1863–1941)
(Japanese)
1881 (Meiji 14), October 3
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban diptych; 35 x 49 cm (13 3/4 x 19 5/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.42011a-b
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.
Illustration of the Actor Ichikawa Udanji Arriving at Shintomi Theater in Tokyo on May 23rd, 1882 (Meiji jûgonen gogatsu nijûsannichi Ichikawa Udanji Tôkyô Shintomi-za e norikomi no zu)
Illustration of the Actor Ichikawa Udanji Arriving at Shintomi Theater in Tokyo on May 23rd, 1882 (Meiji jûgonen gogatsu nijûsannichi Ichikawa Udanji Tôkyô Shintomi-za e norikomi no zu)
Arai Yoshimune (Toshiyuki, Utagawa Yoshimune II)
1882 (Meiji 15)
Bamboo for the New Year Housecleaning (Setsugi no susutake), from the series Sixty-six Selected Snow Scenes (Sensetsu rokuroku dan)
Bamboo for the New Year Housecleaning (Setsugi no susutake), from the series Sixty-six Selected Snow Scenes (Sensetsu rokuroku dan)
Arai Yoshimune (Toshiyuki, Utagawa Yoshimune II)
1892 (Meiji 25)
Panoramic View of Mount Fuji from the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô Fujisan chôbô no zu)
Panoramic View of Mount Fuji from the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô Fujisan chôbô no zu)
Utagawa Yoshimune
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 3rd month
Street Corner with Notice Boards at Honshiba (Honshiba fuda no tsuji), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô
Street Corner with Notice Boards at Honshiba (Honshiba fuda no tsuji), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô
Utagawa Yoshimune
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 4th month
Central Kyoto: The Great Bridge at Sanjô (Rakuchû, Sanjô no Ôhashi), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô
Central Kyoto: The Great Bridge at Sanjô (Rakuchû, Sanjô no Ôhashi), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô
Utagawa Yoshimune
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 4th month
Owari-chô in Edo (Edo Owari-chô), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô no uchi
Owari-chô in Edo (Edo Owari-chô), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô no uchi
Utagawa Yoshimune
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 4th month
Central Kyoto: The Great Bridge at Sanjô (Rakuchû, Sanjô no Ôhashi), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô
Central Kyoto: The Great Bridge at Sanjô (Rakuchû, Sanjô no Ôhashi), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô
Utagawa Yoshimune
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 4th month
Owari-chô in Edo (Edo Owari-chô), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô no uchi
Owari-chô in Edo (Edo Owari-chô), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô no uchi
Utagawa Yoshimune
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 4th month
Street Corner with Notice Boards at Honshiba (Honshiba fuda no tsuji), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô
Street Corner with Notice Boards at Honshiba (Honshiba fuda no tsuji), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô
Utagawa Yoshimune
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 4th month
A Collection of Lanterns (Chôchin zukushi)
A Collection of Lanterns (Chôchin zukushi)
Utagawa Yoshimune
1830s
Lamps and Lanterns
Lamps and Lanterns
Utagawa Yoshimune
Central Kyoto: The Great Bridge at Sanjô (Rakuchû, Sanjô no Ôhashi), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô
Central Kyoto: The Great Bridge at Sanjô (Rakuchû, Sanjô no Ôhashi), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô
Utagawa Yoshimune
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 4th month