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「遊君姿花五明名揃 丁子屋内 唐歌 歌木 松木」
Karauta of the Chôjiya, kamuro Utagi and Matsuki, from the series Portraits of Courtesans, a Collection of Five Famous Flowers (Yûkun sugata hana go meimyô soroe)
「遊君姿花五明名揃 丁子屋内 唐歌 歌木 松木」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1803 (Kyôwa 3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.3 x 25.5 cm (15 1/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.15028
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Hakuga hitsu
白峨筆
白峨筆
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.