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「遊君六歌仙 扇屋瀧川」 小野小町
Ono no Komachi: Takigawa of the Ôgiya, from the series Courtesans as the Six Poetic Immortals (Yûkun Rokkasen)
「遊君六歌仙 扇屋瀧川」 小野小町
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.8 x 24.2 cm (14 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.17795
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Eizan hitsu
英山筆
英山筆
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.