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Play: Yuzuri wa Sugata-mi Soga Theater: Ichimura
Signed
Torii Kiyomasu hitsu 鳥居清倍筆
Marks
Artist's seal: Kiyomasu
Provenance
1947, sold by H. Yatsuhashi to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 13, 1947)
Credit Line
John Ware Willard Fund
Japanese, Edo period, about 1752 (Hôreki 2), 1st month
- Artist Torii Kiyomasu II, Japanese, 1706–1763
- Publisher Urokogataya Magobei, Japanese
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Printed Treasures (2008), #11; Mutô, Shoki Ukiyo-e to Kabuki (2005), no. 0771; Clark, Morse, Virgin, and Hockley, Dawn of the Floating World (2000-1), #107; Ukiyo-e shûka 1 (1983), pl. 29
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 43.1 x 31 cm (16 15/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
Accession Number
47.231
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper