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文を書く遊女
Courtesan Writing a Letter, from an unidentified book
文を書く遊女
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
One page; 18 x 12.7 cm (7 1/16 x 5 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19942
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
(this picture unsigned)
無款
無款
InscriptionsKaze fukeba/ okitsu shiranami/ Tatsutayama/ yonaka ni ya kimi ga/ hitori koyuramu
「風吹けば沖つ白波たつた山夜半にや君がひとり越ゆらむ」
「風吹けば沖つ白波たつた山夜半にや君がひとり越ゆらむ」
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.