Courtesan and Guest with Mosquito Net, from an unidentified erotic series
Torii Kiyonobu I
(Japanese, 1664–1729)
about 1704–16 (Hôei–Shôtoku era)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color probably added later
DimensionsHorizontal ôban; 27.2 x 36.4 cm (10 11/16 x 14 5/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.19696
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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 Kiyomasu I
about 1718 (Kyôhô 3)
Torii Kiyonobu I
about 1702 (Genroku 15), 10th month
Hishikawa Moronobu
about 1680 (Enpô 8)
Artist unknown, Japanese
Torii Kiyomasu I
about 1715 (Shôtoku 5)
Okumura Masanobu
about 1730–35 (Kyôhô 15–20)