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「改良貴婦人競」
Social Progress: A Comparison of Ladies (Kairyô kifujin kurabe)
「改良貴婦人競」
Yôshû Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu) (Japanese, 1838–1912)
Publisher: Takekawa Unokichi (Unosuke) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Asai Ginjirô (Hori Gin) (Japanese, 1844–1894)
Publisher: Takekawa Unokichi (Unosuke) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Asai Ginjirô (Hori Gin) (Japanese, 1844–1894)
Japanese
Meiji era
1888 (Meiji 21), August 1
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.5 x 75.9 cm (14 3/4 x 29 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18177-9
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTriptych: 11.18177 (left), 11.18178 (center), 11.18179 (right)
Signed
Yôshû Chikanobu hitsu (on right sheet)
楊洲周延筆
楊洲周延筆
Marks
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Gin
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 – d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
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.