/internal/media/dispatcher/1038143/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailYaegaki, Later (nochi ni) Ise, Left Sheet (Hidari) of a Triptych of Beauties (Bijin sō sanpukutsui)Okumura MasanobuHosoban; 32 x 14.9 cm (12 5/8 x 5 7/8 in.)Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paperDenman Waldo Ross Collection06.3920Two sheets of the triptych: 06.391, 06.392
The series title, written on the cover of the book in the upper corner that serves as a title cartouche, is visible on the impression illustrated in Ukiyo-e taisei but has faded to the point of illegibility on both of the MFA prints.
In early hosoban triptychs, "left" and "right" often (but not always) mean "proper left" and "proper right," that is, right and left respectively as seen by the viewer.Prints32.000000000017797801