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「二五五四好今様美人（にぢうしこうとうじのはなもの） 端うた好」
Fond of Singing (Hauta kô), from the series Twenty-four Enjoyments of Beauties of the Present Day (Nijûshi kô tôji no hanamono)
「二五五四好今様美人（にぢうしこうとうじのはなもの） 端うた好」
Japanese
Edo period
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 11th 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 Number11.43081
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Motegi et al, Musical Instruments (Ôta Memorial Museum, 2005), #21
DescriptionThe complete series: 11.43070 to 11.43093.
Signed
Ôju Toyokuni rôjin hitsu
応需豊国老人筆
応需豊国老人筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Boar 11 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: toshidama
改印：亥十一改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: toshidama
改印：亥十一改
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.
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.