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元禄時代の吉原
Genroku-era Courtesans and Samurai
元禄時代の吉原
Kitao Masanobu (Santô Kyôden) (Japanese, 1761–1816)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
21 x 31.3 cm (8 1/4 x 12 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.14988
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Santô Kyôden sha
山東京伝写
山東京伝写
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.