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「当世両国八景 堤川艶姿(ドテガハノエンシ)」
Alluring Figures at Dotegawa (Dotegawa no enshi), from the series Eight Views of Ryôgoku in Modern Times (Tôsei Ryôgoku hakkei)
「当世両国八景 堤川艶姿(ドテガハノエンシ)」
Kitao Masanobu (Santô Kyôden) (Japanese, 1761–1816)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 25.5 x 19 cm (10 1/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20001
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Masanobu ga
政演画
政演画
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.