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五人男 安の平兵衛と遊女
An no Heibei with a Courtesan, from an untitled series of the Five Manly Men (Gonin otoko)
五人男 安の平兵衛と遊女
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1798–9 (Kansei 10–11)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
13.9 x 18.2 cm (5 1/2 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.16854
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Sôri aratame Hokusai ga
宗理改北斎画
宗理改北斎画
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.