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「青楼六玉川 井手 赤蔦屋内 千歳 ちとり ちよの」
The Ide Jewel River: Chitose of the Aka-Tsutaya, kamuro Chidori and Chiyono, from the series Six Jewel Rivers in the Pleasure Quarters (Seirô Mu Tamagawa)
「青楼六玉川 井手 赤蔦屋内 千歳 ちとり ちよの」
Eishôsai Chôki (Japanese, active about 1780–1810)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical aiban; 33.2 x 22.6 cm (13 1/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.15001
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Shikô hitsu
子興筆
子興筆
Marks
No censor's seal
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.