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「吉原 三美人 松葉屋 瀬川」
Segawa of the Matsubaya, from the series Three Beauties of the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara san bijin)
「吉原 三美人 松葉屋 瀬川」
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.6 x 24 cm (14 13/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.16107
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionProbably the right sheet of a triptych, with 11.16108 as the left sheet.
Signed
Kuniyasu ga
国安画
国安画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
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.