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Comparison of Passionate Women

Chôbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829)

about Bunka (1804–18) to Bunsei (1818–30) eras

Medium/TechniqueHandscroll; ink and color on paper

DimensionsImage: 28.8 x 291.4 cm (11 5/16 x 114 3/4 in.)

Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection

Accession numberRES.09.249

On View

Not on view

ClassificationsPaintings

Collections

Asia

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)

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The Elephant's Leash

Chôbunsai Eishi

Bunka era (1804–18)

Preparatory drawing for Comparison of Passionate Women

Chôbunsai Eishi

about Bunka (1804–18) to Bunsei (1818–30) eras

Enjoying the Evening Cool on the Sumida River

Chôbunsai Eishi

Bunka (1804 - 08) - Bunsei (1818 - 30) eras

Enjoying the Evening Cool on the Sumida River

Chôbunsai Eishi

Bunka (1804 - 08) - Bunsei (1818 - 30) eras

Enjoying the Evening Cool on the Sumida River

Chôbunsai Eishi

Bunka (1804 - 08) - Bunsei (1818 - 30) eras

Women with Maple

Chôbunsai Eishi

about Kyôwa (1801–04) - first half of the Bunka (1804–18) eras

Parody of the Three Vinegar Tasters

Chôbunsai Eishi

about 1821 (Bunsei 4)

Geisha and Attendant in the Moonlight

Chôbunsai Eishi

Kyôwa (1801 - 04) - first half of Bunka (1804 - 18) eras

Courtesan with Teenage Apprentice Enjoying the Cool

Chôbunsai Eishi

latter half of Kansei era (1789 - 1801)

Ferryboat Across the Sumida River

Chôbunsai Eishi

about Bunka era (1804–18)

Women with Cherry

Chôbunsai Eishi

about Kyôwa (1801–04) - first half of Bunka (1804–18) eras

Women and Willow

Chôbunsai Eishi

about Kyôwa (1801–04) - first half of Bunka (1804–18) eras