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.)
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 viewClassificationsPaintings
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.
Yôshû Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu)
1879 (Meiji 12), 7th month
Yôshû Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu)
1888 (Meiji 21), printed July 6, published July 9
Yôshû Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu)
1904 (Meiji 37), February 7
Yôshû Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu)
1888 (Meiji 21), October 5
Yôshû Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu)
1909–10 (Meiji 42–43)
Yôshû Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu)
1909 (Meiji 42)
Yôshû Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu)
1909 (Meiji 42)
Yôshû Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu)
1881 (Meiji 14), February
Yôshû Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu)
1880 (Meiji 13)
Yôshû Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu)
1880 (Meiji 13)