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傘を持つ美人と犬
Woman with Umbrella and Dog on Leash
傘を持つ美人と犬
Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686–1764)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1744–48
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (beni-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color
Dimensions
Wide hashira-e; 72 x 25.4 cm (28 3/8 x 10 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13338
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
A lively puppy on a leash provides the finishing touch to the fashionable ensemble of a young lady about to go for a walk in damp weather. She wears a patterned raincoat over her kimono and carries an umbrella in her other hand. For lovers of art and fashion who could not afford to commission a painting, a large hand-colored print like this one would be the next best thing.
Catalogue Raisonné
Clark, Morse, Virgin, and Hockley, Dawn of the Floating World (2000-1), #73; Hillier, Vever cat. 1 (1976), #33
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.13338, 21.5728
Signed
Hôgetsudô shômei Okumura Bankaku Masanobu shôhitsu
Marks
Artist's seal: Tanchôsai
InscriptionsPoem: Nureru nara/ kasa o...
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.