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「六娥仙」 柳下美人
Woman under a Willow Tree, from the series Six Selected Moon Fairies (Roku ga sen [=Rokkasen])
「六娥仙」 柳下美人
Utagawa Kuniyasu (Japanese, 1794–1832)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.5 x 25.1 cm (15 3/16 x 9 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.37205
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionUnidentified publisher's mark. Other prints in the series have the mark of Jôshûya Jûzô / Jûbei (Kinjûdô).
Signed
Kuniyasu hitsu
国安筆
国安筆
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
InscriptionsPoem
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.