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「踊尽」 座敷狂言の準備をする二人の美人
Women with Theatrical Costumes, from the series A Collection of Dances (Odori zukushi)
「踊尽」 座敷狂言の準備をする二人の美人
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japanese
Edo period
1790s–1800s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Kokonotsugiri; 13.9 x 18.8 cm (5 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19683
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Gakyôjin Hokusai ga
画狂人北斎画
画狂人北斎画
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.