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「美人三幅対 和泉式部 左」
Izumi Shikibu, Left Sheet (Hidari) of a Triptych of Beauties (Bijin sanpukutsui)
「美人三幅対 和泉式部 左」
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color and nikawa
Dimensions
Hosoban; 31.9 x 14.8 cm (12 9/16 x 5 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19184
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 1 (1983), pl. 149; left sheet of triptych (Lady Ise): Ukiyo-e taisei 2 (1931), #190
DescriptionTwo sheets of the triptych: 11.19184 (right), 11.19185 (center sheet).
In early hosoban triptychs, "left" and "right" often (but not always) mean "proper left" and "proper right," that is, right and left respectively as seen by the viewer.
In early hosoban triptychs, "left" and "right" often (but not always) mean "proper left" and "proper right," that is, right and left respectively as seen by the viewer.
Signed
Nishimura Shigenobu hitsu
西村重信筆
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.