Naka-no-chô in the New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara Naka-no-chô no zu), from the series Scenes of Japan in Perspective Pictures (Uki-e Wakoku keiseki)
Utagawa Toyoharu
(Japanese, 1735–1814)
Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudô)
(Japanese)
early 1770s (late Meiwa–early An'ei era)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHorizontal ôban; 26.3 x 38.3 cm (10 3/8 x 15 1/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.14711
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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.
Utagawa Toyoharu
Utagawa Toyoharu
about 1770–75 (late Meiwa–early An'ei)
Utagawa Toyoharu
Utagawa Toyoharu
Utagawa Toyoharu
about 1770–75 (late Meiwa–early An'ei)
Utagawa Toyoharu
