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鏡で虚無僧の顔を見る遊女と禿
Courtesan and Kamuro Looking at the Face of a Komusô Reflected in a Mirror
鏡で虚無僧の顔を見る遊女と禿
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Japanese
Edo period
1766 (Meiwa 3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 28.3 x 21.3 cm (11 1/8 x 8 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19428
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #094; Clark, Morse, Virgin, and Hockley, Dawn of the Floating World (2000-1), #142; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #198.1, and supp. 1 (1982), pl. 17; Polster & Marks, Surimono (1980), p. 123
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.19428 (second state), 45.833 (first state)
Signed
Suzuki Harunobu ga
鈴木春信画
鈴木春信画
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.