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「東西南北之美人 東方の美人」
Beauties of the Eastern Quarter (Tôhô no bijin), from the series Beauties of the East, West, North and South (Tôzainanboku no bijin)
「東西南北之美人 東方の美人」
Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739–1820)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1775 (An'ei 4)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.1 x 25.5 cm (15 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.14978
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 9, Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels (1989), fig. 20; Ukiyo-e taikei 3 (1976), #72; TNM Ukiyo-e cat. 2 (1962), #1364
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.14987, 21.5858
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無款
無款
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.