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針に糸を通す官女
Court Lady Threading a Needle
針に糸を通す官女
Nisui (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
24.3 x 30 cm (9 9/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.45882.3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.45882.3, 2006.1588.3.7
From one of ten albums of fan prints.
From one of ten albums of fan prints.
Signed
Nisui
二水
二水
Marks
Artist's seal
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.