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Woman in Iris Garden

Woman in Iris Garden

(Japanese, 1797–1861)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (key block); ink on paper
DimensionsUchiwa-e on horizontal aiban sheet; 27.7 x 30.5 cm (10 7/8 x 12 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.41538
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.
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Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII in the Dressing Room; Advertisement (?) for the Cosmetic Store (?) of Matsuda Mutsu Daijō on Yokodôri in Owarichō itchôme (Owarichō itchôme Yokodôri Aburaya Matsuda Mutsu Daijō)
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