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遊女集 「玉屋内 明石」
Akashi of the Tamaya, from an untitled series of courtesans
遊女集 「玉屋内 明石」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1804 (Kyôwa 4/Bunka 1)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 39 x 26.3 cm (15 3/8 x 10 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18080
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 8 (1980), pl. 204 (WAM); another print in the series: Yonemura et al., Masterful Illusions (2002), #184
DescriptionMFA prints in the series: 11.14957, 11.18080
Signed
Shungyôsai Ryûkoku hitsu
春暁斎柳谷筆
春暁斎柳谷筆
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.