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遊女の文を持つ唐獅子
A Figure of a Lion Holding a Love Letter (in stone-rubbing style) and a Vision of a Courtesan and Kamuro (in color)
遊女の文を持つ唐獅子
Nishimura Shigenaga (Japanese, 1697?–1756)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1740–50
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 29.8 x 13.9 cm (11 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.30151
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 1 (1983), pl. 142
Signed
Nishimura Shigenaga hitsu
西村重長筆
西村重長筆
Marks
Artist's seal: Shige
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.