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「越前屋内 九重 あけは こいさ」
Courtesans Viewing Cherry Blossoms: Kokonoe of the Echizenya, kamuro Akeba and Koisa
「越前屋内 九重 あけは こいさ」
Chôbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1786–87 (Tenmei 6–7)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.8 x 25.4 cm (14 7/8 x 10 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.14052
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Someya, Chôbunsai Eishi mokuroku (Chiba, 2023), #4; Ukiyo-e shûka 8 (1980), Eishi list, #50 (complete triptych); Brandt, Hosoda Eishi (1977), fig. 154 (complete triptych), list no. 75
DescriptionRight sheet of incomplete triptych.
21.4870 is the center sheet of the triptych.
21.4870 is the center sheet of the triptych.
Signed
Eishi ga
栄之画
栄之画
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.