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Okurato (?) of the Owariya, from an untitled series of courtesans parading under cherry blossoms

Okurato (?) of the Owariya, from an untitled series of courtesans parading under cherry blossoms

(Japanese, active about 1830–1850)
(Japanese)
1830s
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 37.1 x 25 cm (14 5/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
Attached with 11.37466
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.37467
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 19, 2005)

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.
Actors Sawamura Gennosuke II as Lu Junyi, the Jade Unicorn (Gyokukirin Roshungi ni gisu, TR); Segawa Rokô (Kikunojô V) as Hu Sanniang, the Ten-foot Blue One (Kosanro Ichijôsei ni gisu, BR); Ichikawa Sanshô (Danjûrô VII) as Shi Jin, the Nine Dragoned (Kyûmonryû Shishin ni gisu, TL); and Nakamura Shikan II as Hua Rong, the Little Li Guang (Shôrikô Kaei ni gisu, BL), in 108 Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan (Tsûzoku Suikoden gôketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)
Actors Sawamura Gennosuke II as Lu Junyi, the Jade Unicorn (Gyokukirin Roshungi ni gisu, TR); Segawa Rokô (Kikunojô V) as Hu Sanniang, the Ten-foot Blue One (Kosanro Ichijôsei ni gisu, BR); Ichikawa Sanshô (Danjûrô VII) as Shi Jin, the Nine Dragoned (Kyûmonryû Shishin ni gisu, TL); and Nakamura Shikan II as Hua Rong, the Little Li Guang (Shôrikô Kaei ni gisu, BL), in 108 Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan (Tsûzoku Suikoden gôketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)
Teisai Senchô
early 1830s
Three Beauties with Snow and Plum Blossoms (Setsubai san bijin)
Three Beauties with Snow and Plum Blossoms (Setsubai san bijin)
Teisai Senchô
Iris at Akiba (Akiba no kakitsubata): Woman Fishing
Iris at Akiba (Akiba no kakitsubata): Woman Fishing
Teisai Senchô
Group Shot: 11.37463-5
Courtesans of the Sugata-Ebiya: Sugatano (R), Aimachi (C), and Nanasato (L), from an untitled series of courtesans parading under cherry blossoms
Teisai Senchô
1830s
Dragonfly and Orchids
Dragonfly and Orchids
Teisai Senchô
Miyoharu of the Wakamatsuya, from an untitled series of courtesans parading under cherry blossoms
Miyoharu of the Wakamatsuya, from an untitled series of courtesans parading under cherry blossoms
Teisai Senchô
1830s
Hanateru of the Wakamatsuya, from an untitled series of courtesans parading under cherry blossoms
Hanateru of the Wakamatsuya, from an untitled series of courtesans parading under cherry blossoms
Teisai Senchô
1830s
Nagato of the Owariya, from an untitled series of courtesans under cherry blossoms
Nagato of the Owariya, from an untitled series of courtesans under cherry blossoms
Teisai Senchô
Mitsusode of the Owariya, from an untitled series of courtesans under cherry blossoms
Mitsusode of the Owariya, from an untitled series of courtesans under cherry blossoms
Teisai Senchô
Nagao of the Owariya, from an untitled series of courtesans under cherry blossoms
Nagao of the Owariya, from an untitled series of courtesans under cherry blossoms
Teisai Senchô
Aimachi of the Sugata-Ebiya, from an untitled series of courtesans parading under cherry blossoms
Aimachi of the Sugata-Ebiya, from an untitled series of courtesans parading under cherry blossoms
Teisai Senchô
1830s
Nagato of the Owariya, from an untitled series of courtesans under cherry blossoms
Nagato of the Owariya, from an untitled series of courtesans under cherry blossoms
Teisai Senchô