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Ensaki bijin zu (Kawachigoshi zu)
縁先美人図（河内越図）
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Women on a Veranda (Parody of Crossing Kawachi from the Tales of Ise)
Ensaki bijin zu (Kawachigoshi zu)
縁先美人図（河内越図）
Mitsushige (Japanese, dates unknown)
Japanese
Edo period
about Kanbun era (1661–73)
Medium/Technique
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
72.8 x 52.3 cm (28 11/16 x 20 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.7618
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 2 (2003), ch. III (Ukiyo-e), no. 25
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.