Courtesan with a Cloth Wrapper
Kaigetsudô Anchi
(Japanese, active about 1700–1716)
Maruya Jinpachi (Marujin, Enjudô)
(Japanese)
early to mid–1710s
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
DimensionsVertical ô-ôban; 62.4 x 30.6 cm (24 9/16 x 12 1/16 in. )
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.13158
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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.
Kaigetsudô Dohan
Isoda Koryûsai
about 1776–81 (An'ei 5–Tenmei 1)