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「本朝武者鏡 二位の尼」
Nii no ama, from the series Mirror of Warriors of Our Country (Honchô musha kagami)
「本朝武者鏡 二位の尼」
Japanese
Edo period
1856 (Ansei 3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.7 × 26.2 cm (14 1/16 × 10 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.37913
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Ichieisai Yoshitsuya ga
一英斎芳艶画
一英斎芳艶画
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, ? (date seal cut off)
No blockcutter's mark
No blockcutter's mark
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.