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Three women: Chinese court lady, Japanese court lady and Oiran
Mitate sansei zu
見立三聖図
Parody of the Three Sages
Three women: Chinese court lady, Japanese court lady and Oiran
Mitate sansei zu
見立三聖図
Chôensai Eishin (Japanese, active 1795–1817)
Japanese
Edo period
about Kyôwa era (1801–4)
Medium/Technique
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 53.3 x 31.8 cm (21 x 12 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.7968
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 2 (2003), ch. III (Ukiyo-e), no. 296
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.