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Courtesan Sampling Incense

(Japanese, active about 1688–1704)
about Genroku era (1688–1704)
Medium/TechniqueHanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions29 x 43.9 cm (11 7/16 x 17 5/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.7828
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.
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latter half of the 19th century
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about Genroku era (1688–1704)
Procession of a Courtesan
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about Tenna era (1681–84)
Courtesan in Spring
Hishikawa Sôri
latter half of the 19th century
Courtesan
Hishikawa Sôri
1798 (Kansei 10) – mid Bunka era (1804 - 1818)
Courtesan with Child Attendants
Hishikawa Sôri
1798 (Kansei 10) - mid Bunka era (1804 - 1818)
Hishikawa Morohira
about Genroku (1688–1704) - Hôei (1704–11) eras
Soga Jûrô Having His Hair Dressed
Hishikawa Moronobu
about 19th century
Courtesan Having Her Hair Perfumed
Hishikawa Wao
about Genroku era (1688–1704)
Courtesan in Autumn
Hishikawa Sôri
latter half of the 19th century