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傾城道中
Courtesan on Parade
傾城道中
Utagawa Yoshitora (Japanese, active about 1836–1887)
Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1859 (Ansei 6), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban, upright diptych; 70.7 x 23.8 cm (27 13/16 x 9 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.26839
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.1475, 11.26839, 50.319
Signed
Yoshitora ga
芳虎画
芳虎画
Marks
Censor's seal: Goat 1 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：未正改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：未正改
彫師：なし
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.