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男女と色の絵本 「鳶色」、「紫色」
Russet Brown (Tobi-iro) (right) and Purple (Murasaki-iro) (left), pages from an unidentified book of couples in suggestive poses compared to colors
男女と色の絵本 「鳶色」、「紫色」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1800s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (key block); ink on paper
Dimensions
20.3 x 28 cm (8 x 11 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.21684
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionJoint image: 11.21684 (top), 11.21682 (bottom)
From the same book: 11.21682, 11.21683, 11.21684 (two uncut pages each, key block prints), 50.22 (one page, full color)
From the same book: 11.21682, 11.21683, 11.21684 (two uncut pages each, key block prints), 50.22 (one page, full color)
Signed
Unsigned
無款
無款
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.