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未の歳に遊女の書初め （絵暦）
Courtesan Writing Calligraphy for the New Year of the Goat; Calendar for 1799
未の歳に遊女の書初め （絵暦）
Japanese
Edo period
1799 (Kansei 11)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
8.7 x 15.7 cm (3 7/16 x 6 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.45829
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionConcealed in the calligraphy are the numbers for the short months of 1799: 1, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11
Signed
(name of designer [kô] in lower left corner, unread)
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.
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.