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The New Yoshiwara in Temporary Quarters: Courtesans of the House of Owariya HIkotarô Viewing Cherry Blossoms (Shin Yoshiwara karitaku, Owariya Hikotarô kakae yûjo hanami zu)


「新よし原仮宅 おハりや彦太郎抱 遊女花見図」
Japanese
Edo period
1866 (Keiô 2), 2nd month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban diptych; 36.8 × 50 cm (14 1/2 × 19 11/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38953a-b
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionProbably two sheets of incomplete triptych.
Signed Kunisada ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
国貞画(年玉枠)
Marks Censor's seal: Tiger 2 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印:寅二改
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.