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Courtesan as Hotei, from the series Seven Women as the Gods of Good Fortune for the Hanagasa Circle (Hanagasa-ren Shichifukujin)

Courtesan as Hotei, from the series Seven Women as the Gods of Good Fortune for the Hanagasa Circle (Hanagasa-ren Shichifukujin)

(Japanese, 1770–1824)
about 1825 (Bunsei 8)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
DimensionsShikishiban; 20.2 x 18.2 cm (7 15/16 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.20058
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoems by Katanoue Koreneba, Yamato Watamori, Fujinoya Hanabusa, and Dondontei
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.