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「三幅対左 京」 「三幅対中 江戸」 「三幅対右 大阪」
Courtesans of the Three Cities, a Triptych (Sanpukutsui): Kyoto (R), Edo (C), Osaka (L)
「三幅対左 京」 「三幅対中 江戸」 「三幅対右 大阪」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1755–65
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions
Uncut hosoban triptych; 29.9 x 43.5 cm (11 3/4 x 17 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19693
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 2, British Museum II (1988), fig. 15
Signed
Torii Kiyomitsu ga (on left design only)
鳥居清満画
鳥居清満画
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.