Courtesan Admiring a Shadow Lantern
Okumura Toshinobu
(Japanese, active about 1717–1750)
Izumiya Gonshirô
(Japanese)
about 1720s
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (beni-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color
DimensionsHosoban; 33.6 x 15.7 cm (13 1/4 x 6 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.19112
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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.
Actors Matsushima Hyôtarô as the Courtesan Senzai and Nakamura Ujûrô and Nanboku Magotarô as Samurai
Okumura Toshinobu
1724 (Kyôhô 9), 11th month
Okumura Toshinobu
about 1723 (Kyôhô 8)
Okumura Toshinobu
Okumura Toshinobu
about 1723 (Kyôhô 8)
Okumura Toshinobu
Okumura Toshinobu
1734 (Kyôhô 19), 7th month