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鬼踊りの男たちにお酒等をご馳走する女
Woman Serving Snacks and Drinks to Performers in Demon Costumes
鬼踊りの男たちにお酒等をご馳走する女
Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762–1819)
Kitagawa Hidemaro (Japanese, active about 1801–1818)
Izumi Morikazu (Jukôtei Mekichi) (Japanese, died 1814)
Kitagawa Hidemaro (Japanese, active about 1801–1818)
Izumi Morikazu (Jukôtei Mekichi) (Japanese, died 1814)
Japanese
Edo period
late 1790s–early 1810s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (key block); ink on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 24.5 x 35.8 cm (9 5/8 x 14 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25798
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionProbably a test proof, or a late impression from a surviving block, for a nagaban surimono, later cut down to ôban size. A partial image of the costumed figure also appears upside down at the top of the sheet.
A similar work, with three figures by three different artists including Shun'ei and Morikazu, is published in Katsukawa Shunshô (Ôta Mus. cat., 2016), #136.
A similar work, with three figures by three different artists including Shun'ei and Morikazu, is published in Katsukawa Shunshô (Ôta Mus. cat., 2016), #136.
Signed
From right to left: Izumi Mekichi hitsu (partly cut off); Hidemaro ga; Shun'ei ga
泉目吉筆、秀麿画、春英画
泉目吉筆、秀麿画、春英画
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.