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Women Washing Clothes

Women Washing Clothes

(Japanese, 1752–1815)
about 1778 (An'ei 7)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical chûban; 26.4 x 19.8 cm (10 3/8 x 7 13/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.19360
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
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.
Ryôgoku, from the series Ten Views of Teashops (Chamise jikkei)
Ryôgoku, from the series Ten Views of Teashops (Chamise jikkei)
Torii Kiyonaga
about 1783 (Tenmei 3)
Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV and Attendant
Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV and Attendant
Torii Kiyonaga
about 1784 (Tenmei 4)
First Gathering of Actors for the Kaomise Performances at the Great Theaters of Edo (Edo ôshibai kaomise kyôgen sôza chû yorizome no zu)
First Gathering of Actors for the Kaomise Performances at the Great Theaters of Edo (Edo ôshibai kaomise kyôgen sôza chû yorizome no zu)
Torii Kiyonaga
about 1784 (Tenmei 4)
Surugachô, from the series Mount Fuji in the Four Seasons (Shiki no Fuji)
Surugachô, from the series Mount Fuji in the Four Seasons (Shiki no Fuji)
Torii Kiyonaga
about 1785 (Tenmei 5)
Chinese Girls Playing Cards, No. 8 from the series The Children Say "This Is Japan!" and Play the Games That They See in the Picturebooks (Yôdô iu koitsu wa Nippon, ezôshi o mite yori sono gai o asobu)
Chinese Girls Playing Cards, No. 8 from the series The Children Say "This Is Japan!" and Play the Games That They See in the Picturebooks (Yôdô iu koitsu wa Nippon, ezôshi o mite yori sono gai o asobu)
Torii Kiyonaga
about 1791 (Kansei 3)
Courtesan Going to Bed, from the series Ten Types of Beauties in Pictures (Jittai e-fûzoku)
Courtesan Going to Bed, from the series Ten Types of Beauties in Pictures (Jittai e-fûzoku)
Torii Kiyonaga
about 1794 (Kansei 6)
Woman in a Black Hood with Falling Leaves, from the series Twelve Scenes of Popular Customs (Fûzoku jûni tsui)
Woman in a Black Hood with Falling Leaves, from the series Twelve Scenes of Popular Customs (Fûzoku jûni tsui)
Torii Kiyonaga
about 1783 (Tenmei 3)
Woman Hanging a Scroll Painting, from the series Twelve Scenes of Popular Customs (Fûzoku jûni tsui)
Woman Hanging a Scroll Painting, from the series Twelve Scenes of Popular Customs (Fûzoku jûni tsui)
Torii Kiyonaga
about 1783 (Tenmei 3)
Kesa Gozen, from the series Modern Versions of Japanese Beauties (Wakoku bijn ryakushû)
Kesa Gozen, from the series Modern Versions of Japanese Beauties (Wakoku bijn ryakushû)
Torii Kiyonaga
about 1781 (An'ei 10/Tenmei 1)
Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô V and Attendant
Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô V and Attendant
Torii Kiyonaga
about 1783 (Tenmei 3)
Young Man, Older Man, and Woman Dressed as Komusô
Young Man, Older Man, and Woman Dressed as Komusô
Torii Kiyonaga
about 1781 (An'ei 10/Tenmei 1)
Court Lady Standing by a Curtain, from the series Mirror of Women's Customs (Onna fûzoku masu kagami)
Court Lady Standing by a Curtain, from the series Mirror of Women's Customs (Onna fûzoku masu kagami)
Torii Kiyonaga
about 1791 (Kansei 3)