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朝顔
Morning Glories
朝顔
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
30 x 43 cm (11 13/16 x 16 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19705
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPicture and calligraphy by a courtesan, Takigawa of the Gomei-rô.
Signed
Gomeirô Takigawa sha
五明楼滝川写
五明楼滝川写
Marks
Artist's seals: Takigawa, Gomei
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.