Earth (Do): Courtesan Looking at a Planter with the Seven Herbs, from the series Five Elements for the Bunsai Poetry Group, a Comparison of Guides to the Pleasure Quarters (Bunsaigawa gogyô, kagai saiken awase)
Torii Kiyomitsu II (Kiyomine)
(Japanese, 1787–1868)
about 1819 (Bunsei 2)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
DimensionsShikishiban; 20.3 x 18.5 cm (8 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.25682
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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 Kiyomitsu II (Kiyomine)
1832 (Tenpô 3), 3rd month
Torii Kiyomitsu II (Kiyomine)
Torii Kiyomitsu II (Kiyomine)
1832 (Tenpô 3), 3rd month
Torii Kiyomitsu II (Kiyomine)
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), midsummer
Torii Kiyomitsu II (Kiyomine)
1810s
Torii Kiyomitsu II (Kiyomine)
about 1815 (Bunka 12)
Torii Kiyomitsu II (Kiyomine)
about 1815 (Bunka 12)
Torii Kiyomitsu II (Kiyomine)