Courtesans, from right: Ureshino of the Ômiya, Nioteru of the Ôgiya, Matsushima of the Matsubaya, Mitsunotsu of the Ôbishiya, Agemaki of the Matsuganeya, Senzan of the Chôjiya, Handayû of the Naka-Ômiya, Sugawara of the Tsuruya, Miyakoji of the Naka-Ômiya
Torii Kiyonaga
(Japanese, 1752–1815)
Matsumura Yahei
(Japanese)
about 1777 (An'ei 6)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
DimensionsHorizontal hosoban; 14.2 x 31 cm (5 9/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.19216
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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.
Torii Kiyonaga
1772 (Meiwa 9/An'ei 1), 1st month
Torii Kiyonaga
1776 (An'ei 5), 7th month
