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MFA impressions: 19.157, 21.7331, 34.251
Signed
Utamaro hitsu 歌麿筆
Provenance
June 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Sumitomo collection; 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, about 1798–1800 (Kansei 10–12)
- Artist Kitagawa Utamaro I, Japanese, (?)–1806
- Publisher Tsuruya Kiemon (Senkakudô), Japanese
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 3 (1978), list #105.11; Shibui, Ukiyo-e zuten Utamaro (1964), 138.3.3; Ukiyo-e taisei 7 (1931), #159; the series: Asano and Clark 1995, #s 325-6 (this design not shown)
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.4 x 25.6 cm (15 1/8 x 10 1/16 in.)
Accession Number
21.7331
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper