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Jigoku dayu zu
地獄太夫図
The Hell Courtesan (Jigoku-dayû)
Jigoku dayu zu
地獄太夫図
Yôshû Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu) (Japanese, 1838–1912)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
latter half of the 19th century
Medium/Technique
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 145.2 x 71.5 cm (57 3/16 x 28 1/8 in.)
Overall: 249 x 97 x 3.5 cm (98 1/16 x 38 3/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Overall: 249 x 97 x 3.5 cm (98 1/16 x 38 3/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.7329
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 2 (2003), ch. III (Ukiyo-e), no. 490
Signed
Yôshû Chikanobu hitsu
Marks
Artist's seal
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.