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「新吉原十景 衣紋坂」
Emonzaka, from the series Ten Scenes in the New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara jikkei)
「新吉原十景 衣紋坂」
Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1787 (Tenmei 7)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical koban (half aiban); 21.4 x 15.5 cm (8 7/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19740
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba Museum, Torii Kiyonaga (2007), list #248-3 (no photo); Ukiyo-e shûka 2 (1985), list #276.3; Hirano, Kiyonaga (1939), #814, pl. XLII
DescriptionMost likely Ôgiya house courtesan and attendants (triple fan mon on clothing).
Signed
Kiyonaga ga
清長画
清長画
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.