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遊里風俗十二ヶ月 「六月のてい」
The Sixth Month (Rokugatsu no tei), from an untitled series of Customs of the Pleasure Quarters in the Twelve Months
遊里風俗十二ヶ月 「六月のてい」
Japanese
Edo period
1706 (Hôei 3), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 26.2 x 36.8 cm (10 5/16 x 14 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13371
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
The series: Clark, Morse, Virgin, and Hockley, Dawn of the Floating World (2000-1), #42 (this design not illustrated)
DescriptionThe signature, publisher, and date appear on the last print in the series, 11.13377.
Signed
On the final sheet in the series: Yamato Eshi Okumura Masanobu zu
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.