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「郭中美人競 松葉屋内染之助」
Somenosuke of the Matsubaya, from the series Contest of Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Kakuchû bijin kurabe)
「郭中美人競 松葉屋内染之助」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1795–97 (Kansei 7–9)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink, color, and mica on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 39 x 26.2 cm (15 3/8 x 10 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.42357
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba City Mus., Chôbunsai Eishi ten (2023), #102; Ukiyo-e shûka 8 (1980), Eishô list, #5.1; Brandt, Hosoda Eishi (1977), fig. 377, list no. A9
Signed
Chôkôsai Eishô ga
鳥高斎栄昌画
鳥高斎栄昌画
Marks
No censor's seal
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.