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「絵抄細見図」 「江戸町一丁目 まつかねや」 「あげ巻 かけを そうた」
Agemaki of the Matsuganeya in Edomachi Itchôme, kamuro Kakeo and Souta, from the series A Pictorial Guide [to the Yoshiwara] (Eshô saiken zu)
「絵抄細見図」 「江戸町一丁目 まつかねや」 「あげ巻 かけを そうた」
Attributed to: Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739–1820)
Falsely attributed to: Isoda Koryûsai (Japanese, 1735–1790)
Falsely attributed to: Isoda Koryûsai (Japanese, 1735–1790)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.2 x 25 cm (14 1/4 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.14633
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionUnidentified publisher's mark, not found in Marks.
Signed
Written in by hand: Koryû ga
湖竜画
湖竜画
Marks
Blockcutter's mark: Tsûen
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.