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「かゐこやしなひ草 第五」
No. 5, from the series Silkworm Cultivation (Kaiko yashinai gusa)
「かゐこやしなひ草 第五」
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; 25.1 x 18.3 cm (9 7/8 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number06.571
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 10, Museo d'Arte Orientale, Genoa, I (1988), fig. 83; Ukiyo-e taisei 6 (1930), #232
DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.571, 11.19591
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).
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
北尾重政画
ProvenanceMarch 8, 1906, gift of Denman Waldo Ross