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見立筒井筒
Young Couple at Well; Parody of the Tsutsu izutsu Episode of Tales of Ise
見立筒井筒
Torii Kiyomitsu I (Japanese, 1735–1785)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 31.5 x 14 cm (12 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18982
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Torii Kiyomitsu hitsu
鳥居清満筆
鳥居清満筆
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.