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泉屋の前に道中する遊女
Courtesan Passing the Izumiya
泉屋の前に道中する遊女
Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686–1764)
Japanese
Edo period
1740s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 30.3 x 14.2 cm (11 15/16 x 5 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19053
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Hôgetsudô shômei Okumura Bunkaku Masanobu ga
方月堂正名奥村文角政信画
方月堂正名奥村文角政信画
Marks
Artist's seal: Tanchôsai (in red gourd)
InscriptionsPoem
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.