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「譬草風俗合 伊勢古市 ちきりや」
Courtesan of the Chigiriya in Furuichi, Ise Province, from the series Comparisons of Representative Customs (Tatoegusa fûzoku awase)
「譬草風俗合 伊勢古市 ちきりや」
Japanese
Edo period
1814 (Bunka 11), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.3 x 23.7 cm (13 7/8 x 9 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25490
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kondô, ed., Eizan (JUM exh. cat., 1996), list #92.1 (no photo); other prints in the series: cat. nos. 96, 217
DescriptionPrints in the series: 11.17807/*11.25527 (deaccessioned in 2019), 11.25488, 11.25489, 11.25490, 50.2314
Signed
Kikukawa Eizan hitsu
菊川英山筆
菊川英山筆
Marks
Censor's seals: kiwame, Igaya Kinbei
改印：極、伊金
改印：極、伊金
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.