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「契情五軒人 姿海楼七里」
Nanazato of the Sugata Ebi-rô [=Sugata Ebiya], from the series Courtesans of Five Houses (Keisei Gokenjin), pun on Five Sages
「契情五軒人 姿海楼七里」
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37 x 24.8 cm (14 9/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.17870
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Keisai Eisen ga
渓斎英泉画
渓斎英泉画
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.