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Tachisugata yûjo zu
立姿遊女図
Standing Courtesan
Tachisugata yûjo zu
立姿遊女図
Matsuno Chikanobu (Japanese, active 1704–1736)
Japanese
Edo period
about Hôei (1704–11) - Shôtoku (1711–16) eras
Medium/Technique
Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and silver on silk
Dimensions
Overall: 223 x 68.5 cm (87 13/16 x 26 15/16 in.)
Image: 100 x 42 cm (39 3/8 x 16 9/16 in.)
Image: 100 x 42 cm (39 3/8 x 16 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.7330
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Drama and Desire (2007), cat. no. 9; Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 2 (2003), ch. III (Ukiyo-e), no. 74
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.