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「吉原遊君山川集 松葉屋内 瀬川 ささの たけの」
Segawa of the Matsubaya, kamuro Sasano and Takeno, from the series Mountains and Rivers among the Courtesans of the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara yûkun sansen shu)
「吉原遊君山川集 松葉屋内 瀬川 ささの たけの」
Katsukawa Shunchô (Japanese, active about 1780–1801)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 26.4 x 19.3 cm (10 3/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19330
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Yûshidô Shunchô ga
雄芝堂春潮画
雄芝堂春潮画
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.