Woman Writing a Letter
Ryûsai Masazumi
(Japanese, active about 1818–1854)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
DimensionsShikishiban; 20.8 x 17.9 cm (8 3/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.26809
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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.
Ryûsai Masazumi
1843–47 (Tenpô 14–Kôka 4)
Ryûsai Shigeharu
1821 (Bunsei 4), 1st month
Ryûsai Shinsen
about 1800 (Kansei 12)
Ryûsai Shigeharu
1837 (Tenpô 8), 6th month
Ryûsai Shigeharu
1830 (Bunsei 13/Tenpô 1), 9th month
Ryûsai Shigeharu
1837 (Tenpô 8), 6th month
Ryûsai Shigeharu
1829 (Bunsei 12), 1st month
Ryûsai Shigeharu
1836 (Tenpô 7), 6th month
