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Erotic Contest of Flowers

Erotic Contest of Flowers

(Japanese, 1664–1729)
Hôei era (1704–11)
Medium/TechniqueHandscroll; ink, color, gold, and silver on paper
DimensionsOverall: 39 x 536.9 cm (15 3/8 x 211 3/8 in.)
Image: 34.8 x 507.8 cm (13 11/16 x 199 15/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession numberRES.09.234
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPaintings
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1909, sold by an unidentified collector or dealer in Japan to William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston; 1909, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 10, 1909)
Armor-Tugging Scene
Armor-Tugging Scene
Torii Kiyonobu I
about Kyôhô era (1716–36)
Courtesan Standing in front of a Teahouse
Torii Kiyonobu I
about mid Kyoho era (1716–36)
Woman Reading a Book
Torii Kiyonobu I
early Kyôhô era (1716–36)
Scenes of Pleasurable Pastimes
Scenes of Pleasurable Pastimes
Miyagawa Chôshun
before Kyôhô era (1716–36)
Legend of Ushiwakamaru (The Young Minamoto no Yoshitsune) (Ushiwakamaru monogatari emaki)
Legend of Ushiwakamaru (The Young Minamoto no Yoshitsune) (Ushiwakamaru monogatari emaki)
17th century
Legend of Ushiwakamaru (The Young Minamoto no Yoshitsune) (Ushiwakamaru monogatari emaki)
Legend of Ushiwakamaru (The Young Minamoto no Yoshitsune) (Ushiwakamaru monogatari emaki)
Koizumi Yasunobu
17th century
Revenge of the Soga Brothers
Katsuta Chikuô Teikan
dated 1660 (Manji 3)
Restricted: For reference only
Revenge of the Soga Brothers
Katsuta Chikuô Teikan
1660 (Manji 3)
Miscellaneous subjects
Miscellaneous subjects
Kaigetsudô Ando
about Hôei (1704–11) - Shôtoku (1711–6) eras
Scenes of Dalliance in Interior Settings
Kano school
late Kan'ei (1624–44) to Kanbun (1661–73) eras
Pictures to Quench the Fire and Avoid Bewitchment
Tsukioka Sessai
about late An'ei (1772–81) to Tenmei (1781–89) eras
Genre Scenes of Edo in the Four Seasons
Genre Scenes of Edo in the Four Seasons
Hishikawa Moronobu
Jôkyô (1684 - 88) - Genroku (1688–1704) eras