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「夕寿々美婦人合」
Comparison of Beautiful Women Enjoying the Cool of the Evening (Yûsuzumi fujin awase)
「夕寿々美婦人合」
Utagawa Fusatane (Japanese, active 1854–1888)
Publisher: Maruya Seijirô (Marusei, Jukakudô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Maruya Seijirô (Marusei, Jukakudô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1856 (Ansei 3), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.8 x 76.5 cm (14 1/2 x 30 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.36791a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionIppyôsai is a name known to have been used by Fusatane; presumably Ippyôsha is a variant on that name.
Signed
Ippyôsha ga
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Dragon 7
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、辰七
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、辰七
彫師：なし
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 19, 2005)
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.