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No. 9, from the series Silkworm Cultivation (Kaiko yashinai gusa)


「かゐこやしなひ草 第九」
Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739–1820)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1772 (Meiwa 9/An'ei 1)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical chûban; 25.2 x 19.5 cm (9 15/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number06.569
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.569, 11.19592

From a series of twelve sheets jointly designed by Shunshô (nos. 1, 3, 6, 8, 11, 12) and Shigemasa (nos. 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10).
Signed Kitao Shigemasa ga
北尾重政画
ProvenanceMarch 8, 1906, gift of Denman Waldo Ross