Board Game of Success in Life (Kotobuki shusse sugoroku)
Utagawa Kuniteru I (Sadashige)
(Japanese, active about 1820–60)
Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyûdô)
(Japanese)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsTwo horizontal ôban sheets; 66.5 x 45.6 cm (26 3/16 x 17 15/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.45463a-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 Kuniteru I (Sadashige)
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)
Utagawa Kuniteru I (Sadashige)
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)
Utagawa Kuniteru I (Sadashige)
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)
Utagawa Kuniteru I (Sadashige)
1848 (Kôka 5/Kaei 1), 3rd month
Utagawa Kuniteru I (Sadashige)
1844 (Tenpô 15/Kôka 1)
Utagawa Kuniteru I (Sadashige)
1843–47 (Tenpô 14–Kôka 4)
Utagawa Kuniteru I (Sadashige)
Utagawa Kuniteru I (Sadashige)
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)
Utagawa Kuniteru I (Sadashige)
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)
Utagawa Kuniteru I (Sadashige)
1853 (Kaei 6), 2nd month
Utagawa Kuniteru I (Sadashige)
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)
Utagawa Kuniteru I (Sadashige)