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The Hell Courtesan (Jigoku-dayû)
The Hell Courtesan (Jigoku-dayû)

The Hell Courtesan (Jigoku-dayû)

Yôshû Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu) (Japanese, 1838–1912)
latter half of the 19th century
Medium/TechniqueHanging scroll; ink and color on silk
DimensionsImage: 145.2 x 71.5 cm (57 3/16 x 28 1/8 in.)
Overall: 249 x 97 x 3.5 cm (98 1/16 x 38 3/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.7329
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPaintings
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.
Image Not Available for Kanadehon Chûshingura (The Storehouse of Loyalty)
Kanadehon Chûshingura (The Storehouse of Loyalty)
Yôshû Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu)
1878
Image Not Available for Kanadehon Chûshingura (The Storehouse of Loyalty)
Kanadehon Chûshingura (The Storehouse of Loyalty)
Yôshû Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu)
1878
Image Not Available for Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom in Ueno Park (Ueno kôenchi hana-zakari), from the series Flowers of Tokyo Compared (Tôkyô hana kurabe)
Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom in Ueno Park (Ueno kôenchi hana-zakari), from the series Flowers of Tokyo Compared (Tôkyô hana kurabe)
Yôshû Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu)
1879 (Meiji 12), 7th month
The Great Victory of the Imperial Navy (Teikoku kaigun daishôri)
The Great Victory of the Imperial Navy (Teikoku kaigun daishôri)
Yôshû Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu)
1894 (Meiji 27), August
Flowering in the East: The Crown Prince at Play (Hana no azuma ôji on-asobi no zu)
Flowering in the East: The Crown Prince at Play (Hana no azuma ôji on-asobi no zu)
Yôshû Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu)
1877 (Meiji 10), May
The Arraignment of Ôyama Tsunayoshi (Ôyama Tsunayoshi oshirabe no zu)
The Arraignment of Ôyama Tsunayoshi (Ôyama Tsunayoshi oshirabe no zu)
Yôshû Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu)
1877 (Meiji 10), August 27
Imperial Viewing of Flowers in Full Bloom (Kaika tenran no zu)
Imperial Viewing of Flowers in Full Bloom (Kaika tenran no zu)
Yôshû Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu)
1878 (Meiji 11), Spring
Imperial Viewing of the Garden of the Temporary Palace (Kari kôkyo oniwa haiken no zu)
Imperial Viewing of the Garden of the Temporary Palace (Kari kôkyo oniwa haiken no zu)
Yôshû Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu)
1878 (Meiji 11), May
Excursion to Ueno Park with Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom (Ueno yûen sakura hanazakari no zu)
Excursion to Ueno Park with Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom (Ueno yûen sakura hanazakari no zu)
Yôshû Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu)
1878 (Meiji 11), May 1
Popular and Prosperous Pleasure Quarters: The Inamoto House (Zensei kuruwa no nigiwai: Inamoto tôrô)
Popular and Prosperous Pleasure Quarters: The Inamoto House (Zensei kuruwa no nigiwai: Inamoto tôrô)
Yôshû Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu)
1879 (Meiji 12)
A Rough Sketch of the Military Review (Kanpeishiki ryakuzu)
A Rough Sketch of the Military Review (Kanpeishiki ryakuzu)
Yôshû Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu)
about 1880 (Meiji 13)
Beautiful Court Ladies in Spring: A Performance of the Play Dôjô-ji by the Kita School of Noh (Kita Nô Dôjô-ji, bijin no shun'oku)
Beautiful Court Ladies in Spring: A Performance of the Play Dôjô-ji by the Kita School of Noh (Kita Nô Dôjô-ji, bijin no shun'oku)
Yôshû Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu)
1880 (Meiji 13), March