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Courtesans in the Temporary Lodgings of Tamaya Sanzaburô at Edo-machi Itchôme in the New Yoshiwara: Gyokushô (R), Koimurasaki (C), and Usugumo (L)


「新吉原江戸町壱丁目 玉屋山三郎仮宅ノ図 内玉照」 「玉屋山三郎内 濃紫」 「玉屋山三郎内 薄雲」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Moriya Jihei (Kinshindô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1830s

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 37.2 x 74.3 cm (14 5/8 x 29 1/4 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40101a-c
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Signed Kôchôrô Kunisada ga (on each sheet)
香蝶楼国貞画
Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印:極
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.