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「美人あわせ」 文読む美人
Woman Reading a Letter, from the series Comparison of Beauties (Bijin awase)
「美人あわせ」 文読む美人
Japanese
Edo period
1811 (Bunka 8), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38 x 25.8 cm (14 15/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13641
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.13641, 20.129
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
豊国画
Marks
Censor's seals: kiwame, Hamamatsuya Kôsuke
改印：極、濱幸
改印：極、濱幸
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.