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「当世美人合 扇屋内 花扇 よしの たつの」
Hanaôgi of the Ôgiya, kamuro Yoshino and Tatsuta, from the series Comparisons of Modern Beauties (Tôsei bijin awase)
「当世美人合 扇屋内 花扇 よしの たつの」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1796–97 (Kansei 8–9)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 23.6 x 17 cm (9 5/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.17123
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 8 (1980), Eishô list, #72.3; Brandt, Hosoda Eishi (1977), list no. A85 (no photo); another print in the series: Ukiyo-e taikei 6 (1975), #52
Signed
Eishô ga
栄昌画
栄昌画
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.