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Fumizukue no yûjo
文机の遊女（見立関羽図）
Courtesan at a Writing Desk (Parody of Guan Yu)
Fumizukue no yûjo
文机の遊女（見立関羽図）
Isoda Koryûsai (Japanese, 1735–1790)
Japanese
Edo period
latter half of the An'ei (1772–81) - first half of the Tenmei (1781–89) eras
Medium/Technique
Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
Dimensions
Image: 75 x 38 cm (29 1/2 x 14 15/16 in.)
Overall: 182.5 x 61.1 cm (71 7/8 x 24 1/16 in.)
Overall: 182.5 x 61.1 cm (71 7/8 x 24 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.7548
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Drama and Desire (2007), cat. no. 28; Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 2 (2003), ch. III (Ukiyo-e), no. 210
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
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.
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.