A Story of Han and Chu in Two Parts (Kanso ni ban no uchi): Parody of the Yellow Stone Elder (Kôsekikô)(above) and Chang Liang (Chôryô)(below)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
(Japanese, 1786–1864)
Yanagawa Shigenobu II
(Japanese, active about 1830–60)
1834
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
DimensionsShikishiban diptych; 20 x 16.7 cm (7 7/8 x 6 9/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.19906-7
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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: August 3, 1911)
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.
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1800s–1810s
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about 1836–37 (Tenpô 7–8)
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about 1836–37 (Tenpô 7–8)
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