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The Courtesan Hanaogi
The Courtesan Hanaogi

The Courtesan Hanaogi

Kitagawa Tsukimaro (Kikumaro) (Japanese, died in 1830)
dated 1804 (Bunka 1)
Medium/TechniqueHanging scroll; ink and color on silk
DimensionsImage: 80.2 x 32.8 cm (31 9/16 x 12 15/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.7885
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.
Kitagawa Tsukimaro (Kikumaro)
about Bunsei era (1818 - 30)
Courtesan in an Interior
Kitagawa Tsukimaro (Kikumaro)
about Bunsei era (1818–30)
Mother Nursing Child
Kitagawa Tsukimaro (Kikumaro)
Relaxing in Summer
Kitagawa Tsukimaro (Kikumaro)
1808 (Bunka 5), 4th month
The Younger Sister Shinobu (Imôto Shinobu)
Kitagawa Tsukimaro (Kikumaro)
1806 (Bunka 3), 7th month
Travelers Pausing for a Smoke
Kitagawa Tsukimaro (Kikumaro)