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貴公子の訪問
Nobleman Visiting a Lady
貴公子の訪問
Japanese
Edo period
about 1795–1801 (late Kansei era)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38 x 24.7 cm (14 15/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.15019
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 2, British Museum II (1988), pl. 200; Ukiyo-e shûka 8 (1980), Eiri list, #10.1-5; TNM Ukiyo-e cat. 2 (1962), #s 2332-4 (three center sheets only)
DescriptionRight sheet of an incomplete pentaptych.
MFA impressions: 11.15017 (center sheet), 11.15019 (far right sheet), 21.7654-8 (complete pentaptych)
MFA impressions: 11.15017 (center sheet), 11.15019 (far right sheet), 21.7654-8 (complete pentaptych)
Signed
Rekisentai Eiri ga
礫川亭永理画
礫川亭永理画
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.