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「風流花の露」
Dew on Fashionable Flowers (Fûryû hana no tsuyu): Courtesans
「風流花の露」
Kikukawa Eishin (Japanese, active about 1804–1830)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions
31.5 x 14 cm (12 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20503
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Kikugawa Eishin hitsu
菊川英信筆
菊川英信筆
Marks
No censor's seal
No publisher's mark
改印：なし
版元：なし
No publisher's mark
改印：なし
版元：なし
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.