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お正月の飾りを持って歩く女と少女
Woman and Girl with New Year Decorations
お正月の飾りを持って歩く女と少女
Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820)
Japanese
Edo period
1799 (Kansei 11)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
14 x 9.3 cm (5 1/2 x 3 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25171
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPoem contains listing of long (dai) months for 1799 (Kansei 11).
Signed
(seal only)
Marks
Artist's seal: Shunman
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.