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Courtesan and Maid on the Shore of a Lake

Courtesan and Maid on the Shore of a Lake

(Japanese, 1747–1818)
(Japanese, 1725–1770)
about 1771–72 (Meiwa 8–9)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical chûban; 25.7 x 19.4 cm (10 1/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.19521
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
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.
Praying for Rain (Amagoi), from the series Fashionable Seven Komachi (Fûryû nana Komachi)
Praying for Rain (Amagoi), from the series Fashionable Seven Komachi (Fûryû nana Komachi)
Shiba Kôkan (Suzuki Harushige)
about 1772–73 (Meiwa 9–An'ei 2)
Go (Ki), from an untitled series of the Four Accomplishments (Kinkishoga)
Go (Ki), from an untitled series of the Four Accomplishments (Kinkishoga)
Shiba Kôkan (Suzuki Harushige)
about 1770–71 (Meiwa 7–8)
The Chôfu Jewel River (Chôfu no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa)
The Chôfu Jewel River (Chôfu no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa)
Shiba Kôkan (Suzuki Harushige)
about 1770–71 (Meiwa 7–8)
Poem by Ôtomo no Kuronushi, from an untitled series of the Six Poetic Immortals (Rokkasen)
Poem by Ôtomo no Kuronushi, from an untitled series of the Six Poetic Immortals (Rokkasen)
Shiba Kôkan (Suzuki Harushige)
about 1770–71 (Meiwa 7–8)
Poem by Bun'ya no Yasuhide, from an untitled series of the Six Poetic Immortals (Rokkasen)
Poem by Bun'ya no Yasuhide, from an untitled series of the Six Poetic Immortals (Rokkasen)
Shiba Kôkan (Suzuki Harushige)
about 1770–71 (Meiwa 7–8)
Poem by Ono no Komachi, from an untitled series of the Six Poetic Immortals (Rokkasen)
Poem by Ono no Komachi, from an untitled series of the Six Poetic Immortals (Rokkasen)
Shiba Kôkan (Suzuki Harushige)
about 1770–71 (Meiwa 7–8)
Poem by Ono no Komachi, from an untitled series of the Six Poetic Immortals (Rokkasen)
Poem by Ono no Komachi, from an untitled series of the Six Poetic Immortals (Rokkasen)
Shiba Kôkan (Suzuki Harushige)
about 1770–71 (Meiwa 7–8)
Couple Cooling Off on a Garden Bench
Couple Cooling Off on a Garden Bench
Shiba Kôkan (Suzuki Harushige)
about 1771–72 (Meiwa 8–9)
Courtesan and Guest with Mosquito Net
Courtesan and Guest with Mosquito Net
Shiba Kôkan (Suzuki Harushige)
about 1772–73 (Meiwa 9–10)
Wild Geese in Rain (Uchû no kari)
Wild Geese in Rain (Uchû no kari)
Shiba Kôkan (Suzuki Harushige)
about 1771–72 (Meiwa 8–9)
Praying for Rain (Amagoi), from the series Fashionable Seven Komachi (Fûryû nana Komachi)
Praying for Rain (Amagoi), from the series Fashionable Seven Komachi (Fûryû nana Komachi)
Shiba Kôkan (Suzuki Harushige)
about 1772–73 (Meiwa 9–An'ei 2)
The Tenth Month (Kannazuki), from an untitled series of Twelve Months
The Tenth Month (Kannazuki), from an untitled series of Twelve Months
Shiba Kôkan (Suzuki Harushige)
about 1773–74 (Meiwa 10–11)