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Shochikubai zu
花魁図
Courtesan (Oiran) and Attendants with mounting with decoration of the Three Friends of Winter
Shochikubai zu
花魁図
Primary artist: Mihata Jôryû (Japanese, dates unknown)
Other artist: Suzuki Kiitsu (Japanese, 1796–1858)
Other artist: Suzuki Kiitsu (Japanese, 1796–1858)
Japanese
late Edo period
early 19th century
Medium/Technique
Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
Dimensions
Image: 118.4 x 56.8 cm (46 5/8 x 22 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.8401
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. VIII (Rimpa), no. 28
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.