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遊女と禿
Courtesan Preparing to Write and Kamuro Grinding Ink
遊女と禿
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
17.6 x 8.6 cm (6 15/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19969
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.