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The Excitement of Present-day Flower Viewing (Tôsei hanami no nigiwai)

The Excitement of Present-day Flower Viewing (Tôsei hanami no nigiwai)

(Japanese, 1830–1884)
(Japanese)
1869 (Meiji 2), 2nd month
Country of Origin, for CustomsJapan
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban diptych; 35.4 × 49 cm (13 15/16 × 19 5/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.34998.110a-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: September 29, 2004)

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.
Snow at Mukôjima (Mukôjima no yuki), from the series Place-names of the East (Azuma chimei)
Snow at Mukôjima (Mukôjima no yuki), from the series Place-names of the East (Azuma chimei)
Utagawa Yoshimori
The Shishinden in Kyoto (Kyôto Shishinden), 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
The Shishinden in Kyoto (Kyôto Shishinden), 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 Yoshimori
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 4th month
Satta Pass (Satta tôge), 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
Satta Pass (Satta tôge), 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 Yoshimori
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 4th month
Hakone, 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
Hakone, 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 Yoshimori
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 4th month
Kyoto: Attendance at Court (Kyôto, sandai), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô)
Kyoto: Attendance at Court (Kyôto, sandai), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô)
Utagawa Yoshimori
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 5th month
Satta Pass (Satta tôge), 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
Satta Pass (Satta tôge), 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 Yoshimori
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 4th month
Kusatsu, 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
Kusatsu, 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 Yoshimori
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 4th month
Hakone, 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
Hakone, 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 Yoshimori
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 4th month
Okabe, 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
Okabe, 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 Yoshimori
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 4th month
Fuchû, 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
Fuchû, 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 Yoshimori
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 4th month
Central Kyoto: Gojô Bridge (Kyô rakuchû no uchi, Gojôbashi), 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 meisho
Central Kyoto: Gojô Bridge (Kyô rakuchû no uchi, Gojôbashi), 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 meisho
Utagawa Yoshimori
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 5th month
Kyoto: Playing Kickball at the Palace (Kyô, ôuchi kemari no yûran), 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
Kyoto: Playing Kickball at the Palace (Kyô, ôuchi kemari no yûran), 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 Yoshimori
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 6th month