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Wakamurasaki of the Tamaya in Edo-machi Itchôme, kamuro Shinobu and Tasoya (R), Segawa of the Matsubaya in Edo-machi Itchôme, kamuro Chidori and Midori (L), both from the series Comparison of Ten Types of Courtesans (Yûkun juttai awase)


「遊君十体合 江戸町一丁目 玉屋内 わか紫 しのふ たそや」 「遊君十体合 江戸町一丁目 松葉屋内 瀬川 ちとり みとり」 (校合摺)
Eishôsai Chôki (Japanese, active about 1780–1810)
Publisher: Moriya Jihei (Kinshindô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (key block); ink on paper
Dimensions Two uncut vertical chûban on horizontal ôban sheet; 24.8 x 36.3 cm (9 3/4 x 14 5/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25193
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Signed Shikô ga (on each design)
子興画
Marks No censor'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: 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.