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Furisode bijin zu
振袖美人図
Young Woman Wearing a Kimono with Long, Hanging Sleeves
Furisode bijin zu
振袖美人図
Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739–1820)
Japanese
Edo period
about latter half of An'ei (1772–81) - first half Tenmei (1781–89) eras
Medium/Technique
Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
Dimensions
Image: 87 x 31.2 cm (34 1/4 x 12 5/16 in.)
Overall: 184 x 48.7 cm (72 7/16 x 19 3/16 in.)
Overall: 184 x 48.7 cm (72 7/16 x 19 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.7723
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Drama and Desire (2007), cat. no. 30; Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 2 (2003), ch. III (Ukiyo-e), no. 220
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.