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五人切西瓜較賣
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Goningiri suika no tachiuri (The Watermelon Seller Cuts Down Five Men)
五人切西瓜較賣
Eishôsai Chôki (Japanese, active about 1780–1810)
Author of preface: Kitao Masanobu (Santô Kyôden) (Japanese, 1761–1816)
Publisher: Tsutaya Jûzaburô (Kôshodô) (Japanese)
Author of preface: Kitao Masanobu (Santô Kyôden) (Japanese, 1761–1816)
Publisher: Tsutaya Jûzaburô (Kôshodô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1804 (Kyôwa 4)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions
17.8 x 12.7 cm (7 x 5 in.); kohon
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number1997.352
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Signed
Eishosai Chôki ga, Chôki ga
栄松斎画
栄松斎画
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; By 1926, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 31, 1998)
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.