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Play: Uruôtoshi Meika no Homare (Praising Famous Poems in the Leap Year) Theater: Miyako
Signed
Sharaku ga 写楽画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame 改印: 極
Provenance
April 1919, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Yamanaka & Co.; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Japanese, Edo period, 1794 (Kansei 6), 11th month
- Artist Tôshûsai Sharaku, Japanese, active 1794–1795
- Publisher Tsutaya Jûzaburô (Kôshodô), Japanese
Catalogue Raisonné
Dai Sharaku ten (1995), #061; Ukiyo-e shûka 11 (1979), list #068
Dimensions
Hosoban; 32.6 x 15 cm (12 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Accession Number
21.7264
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper