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立姿遊女
Standing Courtesan with Year of the Snake Decorations
立姿遊女
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Japanese
Edo period
1833 (Tenpô 4), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Shikishiban; 21.6 x 18.8 cm (8 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25967
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Ôju Kôchôrô Kunisada ga
応需香蝶楼国貞画
応需香蝶楼国貞画
Inscriptions「吉兆の玉を打出の土御門恵方めてたき初暦かな 仁寿亭秀長 巳春」
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.