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Kikurensha Kyosen
(Japanese, 1722–1777)
1765 (Meiwa 2)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and linited color on paper, with embossing
DimensionsHorizontal koban; 13.5 x 21 cm (5 5/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.30131
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 Kiyonaga
Artist unknown, Japanese
mid-18th century
Artist unknown, Japanese
Artist unknown, Japanese
Artist unknown, Japanese
1744 (Kanpô 4/Enkyô 1)
Artist unknown, Japanese
Artist unknown, Japanese
1757 (Hôreki 7), 2nd month
Artist unknown, Japanese
