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「当風道のかきから」 団扇
Two Women with a Fan, from the series Latest Fashions of Fukagawa (Tôfû michi no kakikara)
「当風道のかきから」 団扇
Japanese
Edo period
about 1806–08 (Bunka 3–5)
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 Number11.17726
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kondô, ed., Eizan (JUM exh. cat., 1996), list #123.1 and cat. no. 26
DescriptionThe term "michi no kakikara," literally "oyster shells in the streets," refers to the use of oyster-shell paving in the Fukagawa area, known for its geisha.
Signed
Kikukawa Eizan hitsu
菊川英山筆
菊川英山筆
Marks
No censor's seal
改印：なし
改印：なし
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.