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「美人五節句 扇屋内 つかさ あけは 小てう」
Tsukasa of the Ôgiya, kamuro Ageha and Kochô, from the series Beauties for the Five Festivals (Bijin gosekku)
「美人五節句 扇屋内 つかさ あけは 小てう」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1795–97 (Kansei 7–9)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.4 x 25.1 cm (15 1/8 x 9 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.14698
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 8 (1980), Eisui list, #10.4.1; Brandt, Hosoda Eishi (1977), fig. 498, list no. C4; Ukiyo-e taikei 6 (1975), #57; Ukiyo-e taisei 7 (1931), #607
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.14698, 21.8401
Signed
Ichirakutei Eisui ga
一楽亭栄水画
一楽亭栄水画
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.