Abalone Diver and Lover, from an untitled erotic series
Keisai Eisen
(Japanese, 1790–1848)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHorizontal ôban
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession numberRES.09.324.6
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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)
Opening Night in the Theater District for Two Theaters of Edo (Edo ryôza Shibai-machi kaomise no zu)
Keisai Eisen
1841 (Tenpô 12)
Keisai Eisen
Keisai Eisen
1843–47 (Tenpô 14–Kôka 4)
Keisai Eisen
Keisai Eisen