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「五色のあそび 青楼」 （校合摺）
Brothel (Seirô, literally Green Pavilion), from the series Amusements of the Five Colors (Goshiki no asobi)
「五色のあそび 青楼」 （校合摺）
Japanese
Edo period
about 1787–88 (Tenmei 7–8)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (key block); ink on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 27.3 x 20 cm (10 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.24874
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Someya, Chôbunsai Eishi mokuroku (Chiba, 2023), chûban #75; Ukiyo-e shûka 8 (1980), Eishi list, #156.5; Brandt, Hosoda Eishi (1977), list no. 9 (no photo)
Signed
Eishi ga
栄之画
栄之画
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.