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文を読む遊女達
Courtesans Reading a Letter
文を読む遊女達
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Izuya Sankichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Izuya Sankichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1856 (Ansei 3), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.5 x 74.6 cm (14 3/8 x 29 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43582a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Dragon 2
Blockcutter's marks: Hori Take (on right and left sheets), Yokokawa Hori Take (on center sheet)
改印：改、辰二
彫師：彫竹 横川彫竹
Blockcutter's marks: Hori Take (on right and left sheets), Yokokawa Hori Take (on center sheet)
改印：改、辰二
彫師：彫竹 横川彫竹
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.