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Geisha

(Japanese, 1747–1797)
19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueHanging scroll; ink and color on paper
DimensionsImage: 67.1 x 37.6 cm (26 7/16 x 14 13/16 in.)
Overall: 15.6 x 56.5 cm (6 1/8 x 22 1/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.8200
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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1788 (Tenmei 8)
Rose Mallow
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Snowscapes
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1795 (Kansei 5)
Snowscapes
Komai Genki
Komai Yoshinobu
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Young Woman Dreaming of the Heron Maiden
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about 1771 (Meiwa 8)
Sankyoku Ensemble: Women Playing Koto, Shamisen, and Kokyû
Komai Yoshinobu
about 1770–75 (Meiwa 7–12)
Couple Playing Shôgi, Watched by Girl with Love Letter
Komai Yoshinobu
about 1770–75 (Meiwa 7–12)
Conservation Status: After Treatment
Komai Yoshinobu
about 1765–69 (Meiwa 2–7)