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「遊女立退仮場所繁昌ノ図」
Courtesans Doing a Flourishing Business in Temporary Quarters (Yûjo tachinoki kari basho hanjô no zu)
「遊女立退仮場所繁昌ノ図」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Fujiokaya Keijirô (Shôrindô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Fujiokaya Keijirô (Shôrindô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.7 x 24.6 cm (14 7/16 x 9 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.15739
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Chicken 2 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Yokokawa Hori Take
改印：酉二改
彫師：横川彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Yokokawa Hori Take
改印：酉二改
彫師：横川彫竹
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.