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Mitate Nyosan no miya
見立女三の宮
Parody of Onna san no miya (Nyo san no miya)
Mitate Nyosan no miya
見立女三の宮
Kawaeda Toyonobu (Japanese, died in 1732)
Japanese
Edo period
Kyôhô era (1716–36)
Medium/Technique
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 83.3 x 30.4 cm (32 13/16 x 11 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.7883
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 2 (2003), ch. III (Ukiyo-e), no. 178
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.