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美人相 三幅対 「中 小野小町」
Ono no Komachi, Center Sheet (Naka) of a Triptych of Beauties (Bijin sô sanpukutsui)
美人相 三幅対 「中 小野小町」
Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686–1764)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 31.6 x 14.9 cm (12 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number06.391
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e taisei 3 (1931), #104
DescriptionTwo 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.
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.
Signed
Nihon Tôbu eshi Hôgetsudô Tanchôsai Okumura Masanobu shôhitsu
日本東武画師 方月堂丹鳥斎奥村文角政信正筆
日本東武画師 方月堂丹鳥斎奥村文角政信正筆
ProvenanceMarch 8, 1906, gift of Denman Waldo Ross