Courtesan Looking at a Lantern
Ishikawa Toyonobu
(Japanese, 1711–1785)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
DimensionsHosoban; 31.1 x 14.5 cm (12 1/4 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.19043
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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.
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mid-18th century
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1744 (Kanpô 4/Enkyô 1)
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1757 (Hôreki 7), 2nd month
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1765 (Meiwa 2), 8th month
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1753 (Hôreki 3), 1st month