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「吉原 仁和嘉 二ノ替 大臣舞（＝大尽舞）」
Dance of the Ministers of State (= the Big Spenders) (Daijin mai), from the series the Niwaka Festival in the Yoshiwara, Second Part (Yoshiwara Niwaka ni no kawari)
「吉原 仁和嘉 二ノ替 大臣舞（＝大尽舞）」
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 24.7 x 18.7 cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20091
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Chôki ga
長喜画
長喜画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
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.