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「むすめ風三ふくつひ 中 たまいおせん」
Tamai Osen, Center Sheet (Chû), from the series Girl Style, a Triptych (Musume fû sanpukutsui)
「むすめ風三ふくつひ 中 たまいおせん」
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color and nikawa
Dimensions
Hosoban; 30.4 x 14.6 cm (11 15/16 x 5 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19165
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionCenter sheet of an incomplete triptych. Right sheet: 11.19164
Signed
Eshi Nishimura Shigenobu hitsu
絵師西村重信筆
絵師西村重信筆
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.