Courtesan and Kamuro on New Year's Day
Torii Kiyotomo
(Japanese, active about 1720–1740)
Urokogataya Magobei
(Japanese)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color and nikawa
DimensionsHosoban; 32.2 x 14.8 cm (12 11/16 x 5 13/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.19186
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPrints
Collections
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 Kiyotomo
1736 (Kyôhô 21/Genbun 1), 9th month
Torii Kiyomasu II
1734 (Kyôhô 19), 1st month
Torii Kiyomasu II
about 1728 (Kyôhô 13)
Torii Kiyomasu II
1742 (Kanpô 2), 1st month
Torii Kiyomasu II
1723 (Kyôhô 8), 11th month (?)
