Akasaka, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô (Tôkaidô gojûsan tsugi no uchi)
Utagawa Yoshikazu
(Japanese, active 1848–1870)
Tsutaya Umejirô
(Japanese)
1853 (Kaei 6)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHorizontal yotsugiri (quarter ôban); 10.7 x 17 cm (4 3/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.45849.29
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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 Yoshikazu
Utagawa Yoshikazu
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 3rd month
Utagawa Yoshikazu
1856 (Ansei 3), 12th month
Utagawa Yoshikazu
1853 (Kaei 6), 6th month
Utagawa Yoshikazu
1853 (Kaei 6), 6th month
Utagawa Yoshikazu
1859 (Ansei 6), 2nd month
Obedience (Tei): Yoshinaka's Mistress Tomoe, from the series The Eight Virtues (Jingi hakkô no uchi)
Utagawa Yoshikazu
1856 (Ansei 3), 11th month
