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「当世廓風俗 大文字屋内 ひともと」
Hitomoto of the Daimonjiya, from the series Modern Customs of the Pleasure Quarters (Tôsei kuruwa fûzoku)
「当世廓風俗 大文字屋内 ひともと」
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.3 x 25.1 cm (14 11/16 x 9 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.17911
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Eisen ga
英泉画
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.