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「婦相競（ふそうくらべ） ちそう」
Hosting a Feast (Chisô), from the series Comparative Physiognomies of Women (Fusô kurabe)
「婦相競（ふそうくらべ） ちそう」
Japanese
Edo period
1843–47 (Tenpô 14–Kôka 4)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (key block); ink on paper
Dimensions
Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban sheet; 27.7 x 32.7 cm (10 7/8 x 12 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41542
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censor's seal: Mura
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Fusajirô
改印：村
彫師：彫工房次郎
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Fusajirô
改印：村
彫師：彫工房次郎
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.