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「かゐこやしなひ草 第六」
No. 6, from the series Silkworm Cultivation (Kaiko yashinai gusa)
「かゐこやしなひ草 第六」
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1772 (Meiwa 9/An'ei 1)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 25.3 x 18.7 cm (9 15/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number06.579
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Clark et al., The Actor's Image (1994), #211; Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 10, Museo d'Arte Orientale, Genoa, I (1988), fig. 84
DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.579, *11.19304 (deaccessioned in 2012)
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
Shunshô ga
春章画
春章画
ProvenanceMarch 8, 1906, gift of Denman Waldo Ross