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「青楼美人揃 つるや 須賀わら」
Sugawara of the Tsuruya, from the series Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Seirô bijin zoroe)
「青楼美人揃 つるや 須賀わら」
Kikukawa Eizan (Japanese, 1787–1867)
Japanese
Edo period
1811 (Bunka 8), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.6 x 24.2 cm (14 x 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.23058
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThe publisher's mark has been almost completely cut off (at the lower left, below the censor's seal).
Signed
Eizan hitsu
英山筆
英山筆
Marks
Censor's seals: kiwame, Tsuruya Kinsuke
改印：極、鶴金
改印：極、鶴金
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.