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「島之内ねりもの 華陽夫人 中森軒 ゑい」
DEACESSIONED June 20, 2019
Ei of Nakamori-ken as Lady Huayang (Kayô Fujin), from the series Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi Quarter (Shimanouchi nerimono)
「島之内ねりもの 華陽夫人 中森軒 ゑい」
Japanese
Edo period
1836 (Tenpô 7), 6th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37 x 25.5 cm (14 9/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38818
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kitagawa, "Bosuton bijutsukan shozô Kamigata-e mokuroku" (Kansai daigaku, 2007), p. 125; Keyes 1973, #338a-d and pl. 54
DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.824.2 (R), 06.824.5 (L), 11.36298a-b (complete diptych), *11.38818 (R; deaccessioned in 2019), *11.38820a-b (complete diptych; deaccessioned in 2019), 11.38822 (R)
From a collective series by Hokuei, Hokuju, Sadahiro, Sadanobu, and Shigeharu.
From a collective series by Hokuei, Hokuju, Sadahiro, Sadanobu, and Shigeharu.
Signed
Ryûsai Shigeharu ga
柳斎重春画
柳斎重春画
Marks
Artist's seal: Yamaguchi uji Shigeharu
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.